Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 22:55:54 -0500 From: "Norman Boyce" <normbnopsamties.com> Subject: Re: Front End Vibration
All you people with 94 900 front vibration problems. I found out what mine was. I have been looking for mine for over two years. On the drivers side, if you pull the half shaft out of the trans (Std) you will find a bushing inside the differential unit. It wears out. The part is about $20.00 Mine is a smooth as glass to 50 mph and after 80 mph, and only under deceleration or cruse. I was told that it has been seen before. The dealer I use is Roger Beasley in Austin. The parts and service people are great. I do all my own work and they are very helpful. I live about 600 miles from them. There is a closer dealer, but we won't discuss this in open forum. Norm Boyce normbnopsamties.com "Keith Grider" <keithnopsamidaytech.com> wrote in message news:uQhU4.2752$0T2.86607nopsamoon.columbus.rr.com... > Brent, > > I agree with your analysis. I am relaying what the Cincinnati Saab dealer > told my brother. That they replaced the shock bush/bearing under warranty > only when customers complained. Why the dealer did this or if the service > rep was just 'talking', I do not know. There is no listing under the NHTSA > database on 1994 Saab 900 for this problem. The dealer replaced the RF one > on my brother's car before he took delivery last month because he was > complaining of 'wandering' and 'clunking', but did not replace the LF. Their > comment was that it was not 'as bad' as the RF and therefore did not need > replacing. It is just amazing to me that the car comes with a strut tower > brace as standard, but there is greater than 1/8" radial displacement of the > strut shaft and this was 'not bad enough'! I assume that others have had > this similar problem as the car has not been wrecked and does not look > abused otherwise. > > Keith Grider > > > > > >The best bet would be to replace them with a > > > later style. It has been reported that this was a SAAB recall when the > car > > > was under warranty. > > > > If it was a recall -- the recall would happen whether it was in or out of > > the warranty period. A recall is to correct a latent defect, which is > > usually in product defect cases warranty doen't matter. > > > > > > > > >