Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 03:45:28 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: clutch replacement
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:38m9erF5mgkvaU5nospamvidual.net... > On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 16:45:20 GMT, mdb <milo_dhueynospamo.com> wrote: > > I think it's time to have the clutch replaced in my wife's 1990 900. We're > > satisfied, having gotten about 110k mi out of the original clutch, mostly in > > city driving. I was wondering if anyone knows what we should expect to pay > > one of the local Saab repair shops for the job and if there are other things > > we should have done while the transmission is open for the clutch job. > > If you're at all comfortable with tools, it's something you could easily > do on a Saturday. But, no matter who does it, at that mileage, I'd do: > Pressure plate > clutch disk > Pilot bearing (ball bearing in the flywheel that the clutch shaft rides in) > slave cylinder (maybe) > Crank main seal (maybe) > > Seriously, you can do this job with a simple socket set, hand wrenches, > and one special tool (a 14 dollar clutch retaining ring from the Saab > dealer - not worth trying to improvise something when the tool is so > cheap). Parts will run you maybe 200-300 dollars (US), and it's maybe > 2 hours of work. One of the truly beautiful things about these cars. Of course the tradeoff is that it's no fun to mess with the belts and accessories, but clutch replacements are a world easier than any other car I've worked on.
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