Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 17:52:43 +0800 From: "meme meme" <splitscreen69nopsamsnet.com.au> Subject: Re: Problem with ventilation system on 9-3
You will fined if the heater control knob is stiff to turn, that it will beak the telescopic connection behind the knob. This can be replaced but will break again if force. The only way to fix the problem is to replace the heater box, which means removing the dash. "Mark Gerritsma" <magernopsam.nld> wrote in message news:aq91t5$uaa$1nopsam2.tilbu1.nb.home.nl... > "Robert Caron" <caron.rnopsamatico.ca> schreef in bericht > news:0qgdsu8i2ko3j24kobv463ekqmek7tap16nopsamcom > > I have a standard 9-3 1999, > > > > The ventilation system has 2 knobs: 1 to control the temperature and > a > > second one to control the direction of the airflow. > > > > The knob that controls the airflow direction has gone loose, and the > > airflow is stuck in one direction, the knob turns freely, but does > not > > redirect airflow according to the markings. > > > > Can this easily be fixed or do I need to take the car in ? > > Assuming it is not the knob itself, you are probably having the same > problem I had. Because the airflow direction knob was very heavy to > turn the conenction rod between the knob and the airflow valve broke. > My garage replaced the rod and lubricated the airflow valve. Now both > knobs turn much smoother. > > Unfortunately I can't tell you exactly how much time it is going to > take (and therfore how difficult it is), but my garage used three > hours to fix the heater-rod, replace a broken dashboard bulb and clean > the idle-regulator. > > So can you do it yourself? Probably, because there are no electronics > involved, but you will still need the replacement parts, which I guess > cannot be bought in every autoshop. > > What I find incomprehensible is that the NG900 had the same problem. > Out of the 15 NG900's and 10 9-3's I saw at a specialised Swedish cars > salvage yard, all but 1 or 2 had their heater knobs stripped of > because these things break alot. Why didn't Saab improve the heater in > the 9-3 so that the broken knob problem was fixed? > > -- > Mager > >
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