Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 05:27:52 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: clutch replacement
"Gemini Jackson" <gjnospamail.com> wrote in message news:gnte21dcac7sgdpueu1t57n0daft9lnqacnospamcom... > On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:45:28 GMT, "James Sweet" > <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > >"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message > >news:38m9erF5mgkvaU5nospamvidual.net... > >> On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:45:20 GMT, mdb <milo_dhueynospamo.com> wrote: > >> > I think it's time to have the clutch replaced in my wife's 1990 900. > >We're > >> > satisfied, having gotten about 110k mi out of the original clutch, > >mostly in > >> > city driving. I was wondering if anyone knows what we should expect to > >pay > >> > one of the local Saab repair shops for the job and if there are other > >things > >> > we should have done while the transmission is open for the clutch job. > >> > >> If you're at all comfortable with tools, it's something you could easily > >> do on a Saturday. But, no matter who does it, at that mileage, I'd do: > >> Pressure plate > >> clutch disk > >> Pilot bearing (ball bearing in the flywheel that the clutch shaft rides > >in) > >> slave cylinder (maybe) > >> Crank main seal (maybe) > >> > >> Seriously, you can do this job with a simple socket set, hand wrenches, > >> and one special tool (a 14 dollar clutch retaining ring from the Saab > >> dealer - not worth trying to improvise something when the tool is so > >> cheap). Parts will run you maybe 200-300 dollars (US), and it's maybe > >> 2 hours of work. > > > > > >One of the truly beautiful things about these cars. Of course the tradeoff > >is that it's no fun to mess with the belts and accessories, but clutch > >replacements are a world easier than any other car I've worked on. > > > > I have a 97 900se. I've never replaced a clutch-ever, but may attempt > this soon as everyone around here charges a fortune to work on this > car. Would this be something an amateur with an average intelligence > and nice set of tools could pull off? > > ~GJ~ You're comparing apples to oranges there, the '97 900 has nothing in common with the '93 and earlier "classic" 900's, the newer ones are a conventional FWD car with a transverse engine, I've done clutches on similar (non Saab) designs and it's horrible in comparison, both the clutch *and* the belts are hard to get to.
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