Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:42:35 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: C900 heater control
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:3740b3F585h5nU2nospamvidual.net... > On 11 Feb 2005 00:24:23 -0800, Al <alistairdorenospamo.com> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> got my C900 Aero, yes I think it is,(see my previous post) there is an >> intercooler and it goes like a rocket. Very pleased. > > Yay! >> However, some toe-rag broke into it before I bought it, and whilst >> ripping out the stereo the heat control got pulled off the linkage at >> the heater end. >> Whats the easiest way in, I need to get to the heater end of the >> control rod to fix/reconect. Do I need to remove the whole dashboard >>:-( or is there a simpler way? > > Piece of cake. There is a long screw (4 of them actually, but you only > care about the right-most one) going up through the dash insert. > You can see it from underneath the dashboard, somewhere in the vicinity > of the ashtray and/or center console. Remove that - it's maybe 6 or 8 > inches long, threads up into the underside of the top of the dash. > Unscrew > and pull that all the way down (out). > > DISCLAIMER: I've never fixed this on a RHD Saab c900. > > The left end of the dash insert should then be able to be prised gently > away from the rest of the dash. Before you do that, remove the left > speaker > grille in the dash (two screws and then it lifts out; there are clips in > there to release perhaps, or it might just lift out). > > Go out the car, and look through that grille down, right, and forward-ish > so > you can see the rod and the place it should go. There is a shat with a > d-shaped > end that the u-joint from the heater control should go onto -slide fit, no > clips, > nothing fancy. See where it is, then get back in the car - sit on the > passenger (left) seat, left arm into the speaker grille cutout in the > dash. > Find the end of the control shaft, and the end of the valve shaft, and > line > them up with your left hand while moving the dash insert as needed > with your right. > > Once that's in, test & verify that it's working as expected, then get that > long black vertical screw back in - aligning it at the top is fiddly, I'm > afraid. Speaker grille back in, and, you've got heat. > > One thing to watch out for - on the back of the control which selects > which > vents you're using is a large cluster of vacuum control hoses. If that > comes off the back of the valve assembly, you'll have a huge vacuum leak, > lots of noise, and lots of not working air outlets. Don't pull the dash > out too far. It's easier the second time, though. > > If anything's not clear, feel free to ask for more information. > > Hope this helps, > Dave Hinz WAHEY! I have a working heater control. Many thanks guys! (By the way, what is the EXTRA button on my dash for?) Al
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