Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 17:03:47 -0400 From: Gemini Jackson <gjnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Clutch finally went...
On Tue, 24 May 2005 00:13:46 +0100, "Charles C." On Tue, 24 May 2005 00:13:46 +0100, in alt.autos.saab you wrote: >Gemini Jackson wrote: >> ...in my 97 900se/manual shift. >> >> I've gotten a quote of $800 freakin' bucks to fix this. A friend >> tells me it sounds like pushrods, > >pushrods? I dunno.... > >> once it warms up it grinds going >> into gear, once in gear it seems to be fine. > >So when cold it does not go in gear? No, the opposite. Once it warms up it starts to be hard to get into gear. > >> The clutch though is low >> to the floor but feels same as it has the last several months. I also >> hear that I can top off the master cylinder with fluid, and that may >> help. Any comments or suggestions from this, the only place I know of >> where anyone knows anything about saabs, would be appreciated and >> taken to heart. >> ~GJ~ > >with engine running >Handbrake (emergency or parking brake) on >Put the car in top gear (5th) > >Release clutch pedal slowly. If engine runs you need a new clutch. If >engine stalls then the problem is elsewhere (eg. hydraulics). The engine does not 'rev', and does go dead once clutch is released. Is this an absolute indicator of a hydraulic problem and not the clutch? > >Let us know how you get on. > >Regards >Charles ~GJ~
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