Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 14:06:50 GMT From: "Terry F.Rock" <t.rocknopsamast.net> Subject: Re: Roadside failures
Wow!...I don't see any broken lower track control arms in the classic 900 list....(and we know how often this happens). Where do you live? I had two break prior to 'modding' them. Just curious. "Saabtech" <saabtechnopsamnnect.com> wrote in message news:bj713v$eel$1nopsamn.btinternet.com... > Grunff, In responce to your failure list I have in the last 10 years Saabs`s > towed in with the following failures: > Classic 900 > Drain housing 11 > Water pump 23 > Top hose 6 > Rad 14 > Turbo coolant pipe 3 > Bottom hose 4 > Head gasket 27 > Distributor 4 > Clutch 18 > Clutch hydraulics 37 > Gearbox [man] 11 > Gearbox [auto] 2 > Gearlinkage 7 > Oil pump 3 > Drive shaft/cv 9 > Lower ball joint letting go 3 > Alternator 18 > Fuel pump 10 > Ignition switch 14 > Timing chain 2 > Brake failure 5 > Wiper linkage 26 > Starter 14 > Various non start 129 > Self starting 900 that drove off on its own 2 > > 9000: > > > Di cassette 21 > Auto box 15 > Fuel pump 17 > Heater Hose 15 > Crank angle sensor 7 > Oil pump 5 > Alternator 21 > Top hose 5 > Turbo 4 > Brakes 7 > Clutch Hose 9 > Master cyl 26 > Slave 11 > Clutch 31 > Crank angle sensor 9 > Gear linkage > Manual gearbox 12 > Gearbox not fixed to engine 1 > Drive shaft tube 3 > Wheel rim failure 2 > Ignition switch 13 > Aux belt/Idler 17 > Head Gasket 13 > Non start 47 > > By far the most common failure on GM 900 is the aux drive belt idler/tension > pulley 23 this year alone. > > Hth Tom, Saabtech. > >