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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 00:24:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: GWS <one4sunnospam.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [Saab_c900] To CV or not to CV - mk 2!


"Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos_removeme_nospamee.ac.uk> writes: >Looking at your page ... a couple of tips: >a. support the suspension anyway you like but also clamp the coil spring >with spring compressors. I used to put two clamps on it and had two >spare just in case things went wrong. Ok that's a very useful idea - thanks! >b. the bolts you could not undo have a tab over then (else the correct >size socket would not fit). You must undo it first. Also when fitted >you are supposed to use a drop of thread locking liquid ... which means >when they are to come undone they come off with a bit of a "crunch". >Too late now, when working on them best to use hexagonal (impact type) >sockets as opposed to the more common bi-hex. I know about the locking plate since if you look the pic of the caliper bolts from underneath you'll see that I hacked the tab of the plate away from the bolt head so I could get a 1/2" drive socket over the bolt. I also tried a 12" long ring spanner but to no avail. I don't have an air-powered tool otherwise I could use it with the right size of 1/2" drive socket and that would probably get the job done. I wasn't aware that thread-locking compound was used with the caliper bolts - is that an industry-standard thing or just something Saab did? >PS. I was for ever chaning boots on my two c900s. I guess they're designed to be 'sacrificial'. They're cheap enough. Just not easy to find on Oz so it's better to get them from the UK or the US in a quantity and keep some around. So I'm told by other Oz Saab owners who have been enjoying C900's much longer than me... Regards, Craig. -- Guru Will Sellit! ** 'sunrk' on Ebay ** | Get Back on Track at the Sun Shack Craig Dewick - aka the one4sun! | www.sunshack.org or www.sunshack.info Main info website at www.one4sun.net.au +-------------------------------------- - SRK's Ebay Shop is now available at www.ebayshops.com.au/sunripenedkernels -

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