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poor design of signal switch
Posted by BillyS (more from BillyS) on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 06:57:06
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Unbelievable! I consider myself an intelligent, moderately skilled eurocar guy. I've had BMW's, Audis, Benzes, and one other Saab (an 86 900T), which although expensive to maintain at the time, I loved). Now I have a 90 900S, which I've done quite a bit of work on.
So I have the typical signal switch issue, won't hold right turn. I figure, based on experience, I'll get a new switch (has cruise), and just do a quick swap. WRONG!!! I can't believe what is required just to change the stalk. Pulling lower cover, pulling airbag, (disconnect battery first), pulling steering wheel, lowering switch mount bracket, unscrew switch from bracket, INDIVIDUAL WIRE PLUGS!!, and then trying to find the cruise wire connector ( I gave up, don't use it anyway, but pissed just the same), and now replace everything, just to learn it's not the switch itself, but how it contacts the "hub" that's the prob. Two freakin hours to be back where I started, only now worse, no cruise. Maybe someday, If I still have the car, I'll have the patience to go back into the "inner sanctum" of Saab dashes. I already replaced the facia and experienced the nightmare of vacuum hoses on air distribution assembly, and the heater control rod, not to mention the vacuum hose coming off the manifold when you pull facia!
I like the car, but disdain the foolishness sometimes. I remember changing the same switch module on a Pathfinder for my wife. 2 screws, unplug the old, plug in the new.
Just my 2 cents.
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