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the clutch master cylinder has failed. There's a spring in the cylinder that pushes the piston back so it can replenish with fluid from the reservoir. That spring has probably broken into at least three pieces. The symptoms you describe are the same as happened to 900. I replaced that failed clutch master cylinder last weekend.
Much easier to replace than the clutch, but not a job for a first-time mechanic.
That's the good news.
The bad news is that, if the clutch slave cylinder is older than 4 or 5 years, it may probably start to leak within a year after a new or rebuilt clutch master is installed. The fresh brake fluid that flows through the slave when the clutch hydraulics are bled tends to wash out all the crud that seals the seals in the clutch slave. When that happens, you might as well do do the whole clutch job.
Do you have any SAAB buddies with good mechanical experience who would be willing to do some mechanical work and shed a little blood for you in exchange for a couple of good steak dinners?
Ithaca is such a great little city. It's been a few years since I was at IC and hung out in college town.
Posts in this Thread:
- ISO Saab mechanic in Ithaca, NY area, Erik Holmberg, Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:14:24
- Re: ISO Saab mechanic in Ithaca, NY area, Erik Holmberg, Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:16:42
- Shade Tree Auto. Good guys and wont juice., Joeychess, Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:37:06
- Re: ISO Saab mechanic in Ithaca, NY area, Erik Holmberg, Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:06:52
- Re: ISO Saab mechanic in Ithaca, NY area, thomas platten, Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:38:36
- WE say master cylinder., RayF, Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:43:21
- Re: WE say master cylinder., Simon S, Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:27:30
- Incompetent garage said leaky slave., RayF, Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:20:08
- Re: Incompetent garage said leaky slave., Simon S, Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:12:04
- Actually, there's another ...., RS , Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:32:37
- And another..., JerseySaab , Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:37:20
- Wow!, RS , Wed, 17 Sep 2014 11:53:09
- Like you said, they probably didn't look under the hood, RS , Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:44:56
- Re: Maybe they were thinking NG900, Roger D , Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:45:22
- If it's total clutch pressure loss with no fluid loss, RS , Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:48:58 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: ISO Saab mechanic in Ithaca, NY area, Simon S, Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:25:31
- H-e-double-hockey-sticks NO!, JerseySaab , Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:31:40
- It's absolutely not necessary to pull the engine to, RS , Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:20:20
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