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Using the proper procedure is important when working on these cars....Imagine a Saab virgin trying to change a dash light bulb, not knowing it can be accessed thru the speaker opening! Or the clutch change mentioned earlier is the perfect example. Procedure is everything. Bently led the way, and all of you on Saabnet have created an incredible resource.
Some jobs are a pita, only because of the amount of disassembly required to access the repair.(exhaust shield)..but that is the case on any modern car. Taking the extra few minutes to move components that hinder access to the repair, instead of fighting to work around them (and cursing them out!), is the key to working on these cars.
But my old '66 Buicks are MUCH easier to work on...but it's not a fair comparison....the '66 only has TWO vacuum lines, and the most complicated electronic device is the AM radio! Simple Design, very accessable, biggest problems I've encountered generally involve removing something that's been rusted in place for 34 years! And come on Russ, you can hardly blame a damaged thread on the car! 8) Same thing could happen on a Saab.....
Walt
4 Saabs
5 Buicks
3 Fords
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why are Saabs considered hard to work on?, Russell Giuliano, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:46:26
- Nice work on hose clamps, not always clear n/m, JohnK, Mon, 31 Mar 2003 11:28:59
- Cuz the engine's in backwards! ;o) nm, Andy E, Sun, 30 Mar 2003 17:17:00
- As others have said, ignorance-, IrieTom
, Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:38:03 - They probably don't have a Bently, or use SAABnet...., Walt
, Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:57:24 <-- Viewing This Message - I have no clue, try to work on a mid 90 and up Volvo!, SWEDECAR
, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:54:42 - Those who complain...., Ryan Goldade, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:56:09
- Beats me. Mine have been really easy to work on., RS
, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:55:32 - They're not, just a bit different...., Bill U, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:24:42
- Re: Why are Saabs considered hard to work on?, Andrew Szafran, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:49:20
- Re: Why are Saabs considered hard to work on?, Justin VanAbrahams
, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:38:19- Clutch, Brian, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:44:07
- Re: Why are Saabs considered hard to work on?, Gordon
, Sat, 29 Mar 2003 19:34:45
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