Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 04:11:01 GMT From: "Hyperdog" <hyperdognopsame.rr.com> Subject: Re: Manual Trasmission Problems
Was it hot out? Sounds like you vapor-locked the clutch slave cylinder. That really shouln't happen to such a new car. The clutch fluid may be contaminated and suseptable to boiling. Without a functioning clutch she's bound to shift pretty hard! Have all your brake and clutch fluids vacuum flushed and replaced with fresh DOT 4 fluid (SAAB fluid is excellent). Castrol LMA is good too. Woof! "Anthony Brown" <abrown90nopsamter.net> wrote in message news:v4d1hidddv6l33nopsam.supernews.com... > A couple of days ago, I had a strange experience with my 2002 Saab 9-3. > After driving it for about a half hour in stop-and-go traffic, I stopped at > a store for about a twenty minutes. As leaving, I released the clutch to > back out of the parking space annd heard a faint rattling noise. It was then > hard to get in first gear. > > I drove a few dozen yards and reached a stoplight. I then could not get it > back into first gear, and with some difficulty got it into second gear. I > drove a few hundred yards, then took it out of gear. At that point, I could > only get it into fourth gear. I then pulled off the road, put it in reverse, > and turned the car off. When I restarted it, I couldn't get it out of > reverse. At that point, I gave up and called a tow truck. However, after the > car set for about 20 minutes, I restarted it and everything seemed to work > fine. > > I drove the car again yesterday for about 20 miles, and everything seemed > fine, although I noted a slight burning smell (that may have been because I > was hypersenstive to anything out of the ordinary). Any idea what happened? > I plan to give the dealer a call tomorrow, but would like to know if anybody > has experienced a similar problem or knows what might be wrong. > > Thanks, > > Anthony > >
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