For some reason the crankshaft gear and balance shaft gear ate each other. This was found during the de-build when we were looking for the reason there was no oil feeding the valvetrain. http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/DSC0202/192713940_eZHpc-Ti-1.jpg http://at-speed.smugmug.com/gallery/3435956_XPg4c/ 2007-09-07T00:22:46Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a> </p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192713940_eZHpc" title="at-speed's photo"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/DSC0202/192713940_eZHpc-Th-1.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="at-speed's photo" title="at-speed's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:55:07Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/DSC0202/192713940_eZHpc-Th-1.jpg 2007-10-08 08:58:02 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />Crank gear</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711522_obHJA" title="Crank gear"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5003/192711522_obHJA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Crank gear" title="Crank gear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:59:58Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5003/192711522_obHJA-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:53:33 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />Camshaft gear (aluminum)</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711571_zAXmn" title="Camshaft gear (aluminum)"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5004/192711571_zAXmn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Camshaft gear (aluminum)" title="Camshaft gear (aluminum)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:59:18Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5004/192711571_zAXmn-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:53:40 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />Crank gear</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711147_UCCTE" title="Crank gear"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5005/192711147_UCCTE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Crank gear" title="Crank gear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:58:06Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5005/192711147_UCCTE-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:53:56 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />Camshaft gear (aluminum)</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711216_M8etL" title="Camshaft gear (aluminum)"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5006/192711216_M8etL-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Camshaft gear (aluminum)" title="Camshaft gear (aluminum)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:57:42Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5006/192711216_M8etL-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:54:16 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />the two damaged gears</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711267_xHV6y" title="the two damaged gears"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5007/192711267_xHV6y-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the two damaged gears" title="the two damaged gears" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T07:21:04Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5007/192711267_xHV6y-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:55:06 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />the two damaged gears</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711331_GaZpi" title="the two damaged gears"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5008/192711331_GaZpi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the two damaged gears" title="the two damaged gears" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T07:21:30Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5008/192711331_GaZpi-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:55:29 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />the two damaged gears</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711379_LEHGC" title="the two damaged gears"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5009/192711379_LEHGC-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the two damaged gears" title="the two damaged gears" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:59:03Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5009/192711379_LEHGC-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:55:41 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />the two damaged gears</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711416_95hD7" title="the two damaged gears"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5010/192711416_95hD7-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the two damaged gears" title="the two damaged gears" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T14:57:35Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5010/192711416_95hD7-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:55:48 <p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com">at-speed</a><br />the undamaged (but moderately pitted) balance shaft gear</p><p><a href="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/3435956_XPg4c#192711487_NqmkB" title="the undamaged (but moderately pitted) balance shaft gear"><img src="http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5011/192711487_NqmkB-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="the undamaged (but moderately pitted) balance shaft gear" title="the undamaged (but moderately pitted) balance shaft gear" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T07:20:05Z at-speed http://at-speed.smugmug.com http://at-speed.smugmug.com/Cars/1968-Sonett-SONEAT/SAAB-V4-timing-gears-failure/IMG5011/192711487_NqmkB-Th.jpg 2007-09-07 06:57:14