Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 03:24:10 GMT From: KeithG <no_onenopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: Brakes on 1996 900SE
first, I would change the fluid and have the brakes properly bled. By the Saab manual, not at the quckie lube. (ABS requires a little diffferent proceedure). If they still do not feel right, it may be contamination in the system or a problem with the master cylinder. I am assuming that you have checked to make sure that the calipers move freely. A friend has a '96 and I don't like the feel either. I have not looked at them, but they do not feel right. Can you make the ABS function? KeithG Kenneth S. writes: > The brakes on my 1996 900SE aren't as responsive as I would like, and > I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same problem, or has found a > solution. > > The feeling I get, particularly during the first applications of the > brakes in the morning, is that the brake pads aren't biting enough -- > almost as if the surface of the pads is in some way glazed. When this > happens at first, it causes me considerable concern, and I have made a > practice of applying the brakes several times when I start off, just to > get them working better. > > I mentioned the problem to the Saab dealer when I left the car in to be > serviced the last time. The mechanic told me there was plenty of wear > left on the pads, which he said were after-market pads, and he said that > they bled the brakes as part of the routine servicing. Basically, he > told me there was nothing they could do. > > Last weekend, I took the car to a Midas shop, and said that I would be > willing to replace the pads if I could get a different type that had > more bite. I mentioned that I feel much more confident about the brakes > on my other car, a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The mechanic at Midas told me that > he could replace the pads on the Saab, but he could give me no guarantee > that the new pads would perform any better. He suggested that the > Miata's braking performance was much better simply because it was a > sports car. (The Mazda is, of course, much lighter, but I am very > skeptical about this as a reason for the difference.) The Midas > mechanic also suggested that new tires on the Saab would help, although > I don't think this is a factor, since the problem occurs at low speeds > in dry weather when there is no question of skidding. > > Does anyone have any ideas?
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