The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! | 5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

C900 Bulletin Board
1979-1993 & 94 Conv [Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: getting the clutch in
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by R. SEVERANCE [Email] (more from R. SEVERANCE) on Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:26:47 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: getting the clutch in, Michael Bush, Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:36:36
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I just had my '87 900 apart, to replace the slave cylinder. You have it about right: you have to hold everything together while "slipping" it in place. First, clean any thick gunk from the metal under the Flywheel, so when your Clutch Disk falls down, you don't get grease around the edge of your pad surfaces. It helps to remove the spark plugs so you can spin the flywheel easier. You have to have the Spacer-Ring in place to keep the Pressure-Plate compressed. My worst problem was the Spacer-Ring not compressing enough to get things apart. I had to bend all the tabs in on the Pressure-Plate Housing. If you need a way to compress the Presure-Plate and don't have the special Saab tool; I did it by temporarily bolting the Clutch-Disk and Pressure-Plate in place with some 1/4" spacer pads (cut as arcs from some wood paneling scraps). The spacers force the Pressure-Plate disk to pull the Bearing-Fingers in, and you can easily put a ring of 3/16" solid wire in place. (Some manuals say an old spark-plug wire will work, but that's too squishy.) Then you remove the parts and spacers, and slip all the real parts in place. I found it went in better by inserting everything from the right (exhaust) side, and I had to do a little prying to get the Pressure-Plate on the pins. You have to keep the Slave Cylinder pressed against the Pressure-Plate as you go. Don't forget to reinsert the shaft to center the Clutch disk before you tighten things up. It will go together fairly easily. Good luck.

posted by 209.192.13...

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!