SAAB [] GM [] F35 Transmission Disassembly 

Excuse my use of the word collet, apparently I had no clue as to what it meant when I made this video hahaha!

Thank you all for over 4,000 views on this video!!!

So I see when disassembling,there are no shift selectors on the top of the trans, how do I get those out, or do they come off when I pull straight up to get the case separated?

I bought a junkyard f35 with 4.45 gears. I guess the case is different than my cobalt 4.05 trans so I want to swap gears. Going to probably attempt this soon

Great informative video! I’m getting ready to take two of them apart to swap in a limited slip and convert my wagon to a manual. I’ve read the WIS procedure and this was a great complement to that 👍

Lifesaver! Nice video work man I really appreciate it!

Impressive work. Thank you for sharing. Eventhough I have a F40 manual transmission in my SAAB, this is a very informative video.

Your amazing, thank you. Where do I find even one of those special tools? The gear puller isn’t too weird but the other stuff? Where can I find your re assembly vid, especially the bearing preload procedures?

Awesome vid man thank you very much I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my B235R ;)

Awesome video! I wish I would've seen this months back when I was putting my cobalt lsd trans back together. Well if it's not right I guess I'll be going off this video 😅

Where are you located? (approx) Do you do this on the side? Ive got a broken bell housing and need everything swapped to a new/good case.

Good job, cool tutorial .. i'm going to the garage to put up my gearbox. (Is it possible that 500km after replacing the coupler in SAAB 9-3 started to suddenly jumped 5th gear?)

Hey man quick question, I’m getting ready to pull my f35 and I wondering if you have any idea where I can get replacement parts? Is it going to be strictly Dealer?

Hello. Do you know what the difference is with the saab manual 5 speed gearboxes that have the number fm57103 (2008-2015)and the older that looks exaktly the same and have the number fm57102 (2003-2007)???

Great video, Stephen. We all appreciate you making this. So, just to change the differential, it requires a complete teardown to allow the differential to be removed?

This has to be one of the most difficult transaxles ever made to work on. I have one of these in my Ariel Atom and would like to install a 6 speed Quaife gear set that I bought a while ago. However,after disassembling an F35 I bought from a junkyard....I decided not to tackle it. I can't find anyone who would even consider doing the Quaife install,although the kit was specifically designed for the F35. I've done Honda Civic and Ford MTX75 transaxles..which were a snap compared to the F35. I don't suppose you would be interested in doing the install?

Hey Stephen, what are you thoughts on the LSD kit that Traction Concepts makes? Is it risky for racing situations? I know Quaife makes an ATB for the F35 but it's over $1200.

What do you think could be wrong with this tansmission on my 06 it has a p0733 it has a whining noice on park and Neutral it sometimes doesn’t want to go on first or reverse but sometimes it drives fine all gears work but it starts to slip again I'v changed the fluid and it drove good for about 20 miles then slipped again

Stephen, nice video. My Saab trans is broken right now wife heard a loud noise and it was done. Shifts normally but only grumbles when clutch is released. Won’t move. I’m thinking of tearing it down at the end of the Summer. Maybe it’s the diff? I could use a mentor to help me along if you’d be interested. Where are u located?

Hey there man! Your video is helping me out big time right now. I wanted to ask you, is it possible to remove all the bolts and separate the case without doing the work on the top with 5th gear and such? The reason I ask is because my sealant between the case and the bell housing just needs replacing and I'm trying to find the best way to replace it without taking 5th gear apart and replacing those parts as well and buying the special tools required. The shop wants to charge 500$ to do it.

Wow, fantastic video Stephen, thanks. I found this while searching for info on my F35 Cobalt trans. I have some serious gear whine and it is speed-specific, not RPM specific, perhaps I may pick your brain? The sound happens both in gear and in neutral, and is most noticeable at highway speeds of 50 and up. Sound is equally loud during accel, while coasting in and out of gear, and while deaccel downhill (backlash side). This leads me to believe it has to do with the final drive or output shaft, I think. You mention a differential bearing, can these be changed with the trans in the car or do I need to pull it out to fix? Thanks so much

Where do parts come from GM or Saab? 2008 HHR with bearing noise on main gear.

Is there a way to take the differential out by itself or do you have to do the whole disassembly to get to the differential

I'm interested in where you purchased the gear and case puller. Any info on the special tools you have would be greatly appreciated.

My man where do you get parts for these rare gems? I’ve never found any kits or anything because I’ve been told by a lot of people that gm never once made a rebuild kit for them and if yours goes out you just gotta swap a used one in and hope that its good

Great thanks !!! 😊😊😊

My brother came across this video i a problem with my manual transmission FM55 -B05 the problem am having is with the reverse i was told to replace the shifter linkage which was a $800 part that didn’t fix the problem it’s killing me when I need to put in reverse all the other gears are fine just hard to put in reverse what you think is the problem please help

Great video, curious if you've ever had the differential output spiders get misaligned, got mine all sealed and put together and noticed they were flopping around in there

I just bought a car with this transmission missing 3rd and 4th but shifts fine through the rest of the gears any idea what's wrong?

Any chance you can give me a parts list for bearings and what have you to refresh an f25 saab transmission ?

Hey man I’ve had my car in the shop for 4 months and they couldn’t get than tranny apart. Does anyone know of any place that would take these things apart. I think it’s just a shift fork the broke but I would like to replace synchros as well. Any help would be extremely appreciated.

Not sure if you check this still but do you happen to have a book on this transmission, I can't seem to find one detailing bearing preloads and tolerances

Is it possible to replace the diff bearing retainer due to scoring where the axle seal presses in? Or does this open things up to more work needing completed?

I plan on starting to build my own transmissions on my 520hp saab og9-3 de to the fact that i always destroy them... just a question, where dig you get a hold of all those special tools like the pullers and the special socket for the pinjon gear nut! Thanks!

I have a 2 F35s I would like to merge into one. One is a B08 box with 100,000 miles on it and the other is a brand new box but from a Saturn L100 with a 4.45 final drive. I would like the box to have a Quaife LSD, 4.45 final drive, and ARP ring gear bolts. Would it be a good idea to use the brand new gear set from the Saturn Transmission? Or would it be too weak? The car will have a TD04-20T.

Have you ever taken a MU3 apart? It has shift linkage through the case and I’m not sure how to remove them or do they stay there when separating the case?

Hello Looks like you know saab gear box well. I have vibration on the body (Saab 9-5 2003) looks like inner cv joint is gone. But cv joint have big play in the grear box itself. Have you ever have worn out the tubes where the cv joint is locked with gear box? Greetings from Poland.

Awesome video. Do you have any idea where I could find a second gear synchro kit for an F35? My trans is fine otherwise but grinds into second, whether from first or third.

Do you still rebuilt these transmissions?

Awesome vid! Just found it today trying to figure out what could cause my 07 cobalt SS to pop out of 5th gear. It goes in but as soon as I go to accelerate it pops out of gear. Any idea what could be the issue?

I have a question, so if I wanted a better sportier clutch for my Saab could I put a cobalt ss stage 2 daily clutch and it just fit into place?

Hi Stephen, is there any upgrade for the standard Saab 9-5 2.3t, 5 speed transmission?

thank you for the video, it was very helpful

Which Kent Moore tool kit are you using I’ve been looking and all I’ve found was the individual numbers. I’m having a hard time finding them.

Hello Stephen Do you think I can use gasket maker instead of the gasket that goes on the outer shell of the box covering the 5th gear? I'm having trouble sourcing this part and I was guyessing I could use the red loctite or some other type of good anaerobic sealant instead, at least temporarily for the time to receive this part...

Just over 5,000 views!!! Thank you gals and guys!!!

Do u sale he f-35 transmission if so I would be interested in purchasing one

Good video but I wish the audio portion was higher. Even with my speakers turn all the way up, I still missed some of it.

When replacing the clutch on a F35 transmission, don't you have to remove the slave cylinder/TOB to get to the clutch?

Hey my brother how much liter of transmission fluid goes into FM55 B05 and what brand should I use thanks

how far do you disassemble the f35 to remove the differential gears? I have a quaife to put in mine replacing an open gear set.

Where can I find this 5th gear puller tool? Like the eye lid things

hi there. it would be possible to take the shift shaft rod out in order to change the seal ring without removing the case? can i reach the T40 not? Thank You

What are those tools you put next to the gear to split the housing ?

Hi Stephen. Thank you for this excellent video. I was wondering if you have done any videos on transmission removal from a SAAB 93? (03 -09). I want to replace the internal fluid filter. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks again.

PLEASE tell me where you get your bearings. I'm in canada, only been able to find them at GM, for the 6 tapered roller bearings over 1400 bucks!

where do you find rebuild kits?

I have a 2006 Ion Redline with a F35 it will not shift into reverse the cable pulls on the reverse lever but will not engage into reverse any ideas?

How much would you charge to rebuild mine if i send it to you

I need the real Pro work on my 9-5 to be done by you.

Where can I find parts for the transmission

I want to know where you can find the parts for it

dude where can i fand parts and special tools required

Do you happen to have a parts list with with part numbers ?

Is reassembly the just the reverse of disassembly?

Can you explain to me how to split the case on a cobalt ss f35 I’m having a bit of trouble!

What is the torture for the output shaft nut

Where do you get the tool to split the casing apart?

What comes out of that whole to the left of the trans badge at 0.13?

do you have a F35 trans for sale?

Hey Steven do you want to rebuild my f35 lsd transmission

Every transmission video I watch the guy either has the sniffles or a cough lol. Must be the trans fluids ehhh!. My f35 won't shift into reverse. Real good when I have to daily the damn thing lol. Someone said shift fork could be broken. It was getting harder and harder to get into reverse so thought it might be the cables so I adjusted here and there but nothing changed except then I couldn't get into 5th. I took the fuse box out to get access to the linkages on top of the trans and the top one moves freely but the bottom one only moves a little bit. What a pain in the butt :(. I never abuse this trans and have changed the fluid on time. I don't even no lift shift or anything like that.

Maybe you can help I also have an Ariel Atom and the driver side seal was leaking or least thats what i thought. I replaced the seal with a factory seal from GM filled up the trans with 2 quart s of fresh fuild and it started to leak . Now what ? i have after market axles on the car so could that be the problem or did i not do something properly when the axle was reinstalled?

What puller did you use on the output shaft?

Where can you find parts for these transmissions? Like 2nd gear synchros and seals rebuild kits.