Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 11:56:42 GMT From: "Ask The MasterTech" <Tsykesnopsamd.rr.com> Subject: Re: 900 front end problems...
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BFE71F.34AB30A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, Chances are that the may need either tie rod ends or balljoints. Did the = mechanic unload the front suspension to find out if the ball joints on = the car were worn out. Simply doing a visible inspection on the = balljoints will no always reveal problems in this area. Excessive Ball = joint wear has always been an issue with the 900 series cars! Hopefully = this will help. Http://www.thesaabsite.com=20 "David M. Green" <mercmoonnopsamhlink.net> wrote in message = news:3963AC57.39F8B92nopsamhlink.net... On my 900T the front end doesn't seem to handle bumps very=20 well. New shocks have been installed, and my mechanic says=20 the ball joints are like new. Anyone have any idea what could=20 be the problem?=20 David=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BFE71F.34AB30A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Chances are that the may need either = tie rod ends=20 or balljoints. Did the mechanic unload the front suspension to find out = if the=20 ball joints on the car were worn out. Simply doing a visible inspection = on the=20 balljoints will no always reveal problems in this area. Excessive Ball = joint=20 wear has always been an issue with the 900 series cars! Hopefully this = will=20 help. <A = href=3D"http://www.thesaabsite.com">Http://www.thesaabsite.com</A>=20 </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"David M. Green" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:mercmoonnopsamhlink.net">mercmoonnopsamhlink.net</A>> = wrote in=20 message <A=20 = href=3D"news:3963AC57.39F8B92nopsamhlink.net">news:3963AC57.39F8B92nopsamhl= ink.net</A>...</DIV>On=20 my 900T the front end doesn't seem to handle bumps very = <BR>well. New=20 shocks have been installed, and my mechanic says <BR>the ball joints = are like=20 new. Anyone have any idea what could <BR>be the problem?=20 <P>David </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BFE71F.34AB30A0--