Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 09:21:15 +0200 From: Robert Brown <rjbnopsamnetNOSPAM.se> Subject: Re: ignition locked in reverse + broken key
Hi Ryan, I've just emailed to you some tips and a couple of jpeg scans from my (Swedish) workshop manual (vol.4, pp. 432-10 and 432-11). The book is for the Saab 99 1975-82, but you'll find the instructions applicable in your case as well. Anyone else with a similar problem who needs to see this material (800 kB so I won't post it here) can email me. Regards, Robert Gothenburg Ryan Kindseth wrote: > hey all - > > sometime back before I owned my 1985 900 (non-s, non-turbo) the locks were > changed and mixed up. > > I had a key that was nearly as thin as a toothpick that operates the > drivers door lock and the ignition. The trunk opened with another key. > > The passenger lock is completely useless. > > My problem is about 4 months ago, the skeleton key was snapped off in the > ignition by accident. The stub of key that was left about an inch long > still operated the driver door and the ignition. (provided you left the > skeleton part in the ignition.) With one exception. If you put the car > in reverse and turn the ignition to LOCK (which lock the ingnition and > GEAR, it will stay locked for some time. > > I know that is a feature of saabs. > > The Last time it was in GEARLOCK mode; 10 minutes of fiddling and I got it > to undo the gearlock, I drove it for another 2 months without fixing the > key. Pretty irresponsible because now the gearlock is engaged again and I > can't seem to undo it!! > > My plan now is to make a new key with the old parts of the skeleton key. > > in the meantime-> > > I took all the gear selector console cosmetic parts out and I can clearly > see the gear shift base and the ignition cylinder. > > I contemplated removing the three screws that act as a socket for the gear > shifter thinking it might bypass the gear lock. > > Obviously that would complicate things so I ask -- how to open the gear > lock and get back on the road? > > Ryan
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