Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:39:17 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Hydraulics..Help needed fast
davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: >>I have learned that the Saab hydraulic system interconnects or shares fluid >>with the clutch. This surprises me. (I am a mechanical engineer) but they >>are better designes than I could hope to be. > > > On this subject; the reason is so that if you are leaking brake > fluid, before you find out about it by not having brakes, you'll learn > about it by the clutch not working as well - normally a much safer > way to find out. Your "pedal sticking on the floor" failure mode isn't > normal, and I can't explain it...but that's the reason behind the > shared reservoir. I'm not sure about other models, but the C900 and the 9000 both have separate compartments for the brake and clutch fluid within the shared reservoir. The result is that you can drain down the brakes (e.g. from a caliper) without in any way affecting clutch operation. Similarly, you can drain down the clutch without affecting the brakes. -- Grunff
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