Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:18:10 -0400 From: Gemini Jackson <gjnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Clutch finally went...
On Wed, 25 May 2005 08:09:18 -0400, Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> wrote: >Gemini Jackson wrote: >> On Tue, 24 May 2005 00:13:46 +0100, "Charles C." On Tue, 24 May 2005 >> 00:13:46 +0100, in alt.autos.saab you wrote: > >>>with engine running >>>Handbrake (emergency or parking brake) on >>>Put the car in top gear (5th) >>> >>>Release clutch pedal slowly. If engine runs you need a new clutch. If >>>engine stalls then the problem is elsewhere (eg. hydraulics). >> >> >> The engine does not 'rev', and does go dead once clutch is released. >> Is this an absolute indicator of a hydraulic problem and not the >> clutch? > >Yes. > >Are you certain that you even have a hydraulic clutch? As I mentioned >in another reply, the '97s had cable actuated clutches. Hydraulic >clutch was a '98 addition. > >-Fred W I'm far from an expert on it, but I was told it was hydraulic by a repair shop. ~GJ~