Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 21:23:36 -0000 From: Skodapilot <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Grinding from right rear 84 900t
In article <av4iea$c4oht$3nopsam52899.news.dfncis.de>, grunffnopsam.com spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > SkodaPilot wrote: > > > Ok, thats cool. I've heard suggestions that one of the things to look > > for on a 900 when looking to purchase is sagging rear springs. And the > > way to tell is that the rear tyres should be fully visible in the curve > > of the arch. Unless the car has been lowered, none of the tyre should be > > obscured by wheel arch. > > That's true, you should have a gap above the tyres - the size of > the gap varies a lot. Early 900s (pre 88) had *huge* gaps > compared to later ones. > > Just thinking, maybe a slightly sagging spring, and worn shocks as Paul ahs suggested with the outside edge of the car loaded on a corner might cause the kind of dragging described if nothing else. -- Carl Robson http://www.bouncing-czechs.com