Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 02:21:57 GMT From: "Ask The MasterTech" <Tsykesnopsamd.rr.com> Subject: Re: Burning smell from clutch
Saab has had noted problems with the clutch cables and have just began to convert them to hydrualic systems from the cable type that you have. You may want to check with a local dealer about this. Hopefully this will help. TW <pleclairnopsamAM.uclink.berkeley.edu> wrote in message news:397DBFB2.E725CD0CnopsamAM.uclink.berkeley.edu... > I seem to have a burning plastic or rubber smell that enters the car > through the ventilation system when I accelerate in reverse up an > incline. Does anyone know if this is a normal occurance in the 1995 > Saab S or is something very wrong. I thought it might be the grinding > of the clutch. (I'm certain this cannot be good) > > If I reverse on a flat surface, I do not notice any problem. Also, the > parking break doesn't seem to hold when facing downhill but does hold > when parked uphill. Does the parking cable tension need to be replaced? > > Mechanic Novice, > Phillip > Berkeley, CA > > >
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