Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:14:40 -0400 From: "B. Smith" <b.smithnopsamco.ca> Subject: Re: Broken Upper Alternator Bracket
It is a '98 SE 2.0L Turbo with 115K on it. Glad to hear you have not experienced anything similar. I will be somewhat surprised if it turns out to be the 'only failure' given the design that has such a tremendous moment exerted on the bracket by the idler pulley and such a large hole drilled in the bracket at that point. Since it is a fixed bracket, more bracing could have been incorporated in the design from the top to the bottom and thus avoided the potential of the part to fail. "Bob" <uctraingLOWSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news:a0dicu0q8a1fhgjcmci8g6eiergmr3vqounopsamcom... > On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:32:26 -0400, "B. Smith" <b.smithnopsamco.ca> > wrote: > > > >Wonder how prevalent this problem is, Saab don't seem to think it is a > >problem at all. I guess it didn't leave their wife stranded on the highway > >at night followed by a $ 300.00 tow. > > You didn't mention what model... but, in several years I've been in > the Saab world, it's the first I've seen it reported. > > Bob > >
