What I Did To My Saab Today.

[sgould]

Been there and done that.  Then a couple of years later, it went again and I bought a brand new stalk.  That one has now failed and sometimes it won't go all the way to latch, sometimes it does.  I'll try and sort it when I get around to fixing the airbag...

One tip if you are dismantling the plastic bits. I find old credits cards and similar are great to keep the clips open while you work on the next clip.

[ScarbSaab]

Yes, old credit cards and guitar picks are part of my computer repair kit!

[carrera]

Today, I have mostly been car shuffling, which has involved messing around with disconnected / discharged batteries

"Old faithful", the 329k Cosmic Blue Aero got a quick blast off with the pressure washer. Best of all, despite not running for probably over 12 months she started just as quickly as the cars that are in daily use.

The little 2.0t in Glacier Blue lined up alongside for a photo. Glacier Blue is also a nice colour, but I still don't think Cosmic can be beaten.

The 08 Black Aero saloon also had a little run, along with the 9000 CSE 

[sgould]

Back to the Carlsson.  It seems that the rear drive shaft boot has been discontinued by Hedin/Orio/SaabParts   Even though the part number was recently "upgraded" to a GM number.    But Joe reckons that he will have no trouble sourcing an alternative.

[sgould]

As of this evening, the Carlsson is on the ground and on the road.

All undersealed and a couple of rattles identified and, hopefully, fixed.  Just the headlight to finish polishing and the repairs at Joe's next week.

[carrera]

Oh, that's a relief, SWMBO will be happy, I hope 

[sgould]

Fingers Crossed.  I may have sorted a loose connection on the 9-5 airbag.  First time I've risked removing an airbag.

We will find out on a longer drive tomorrow.

[carrera]

That looks very familiar 

I was extremely apprehensive the first time I attacked one, not helped by how tight the connectars are when you try to remove them

Hope it's sorted

[sgould]

Doing some routine checks today, including a check of the wheel nuts after changing the wheels last week.  As I was putting the torque wrench away, i found a screw on the floor.  it had fallen out of the torque wrench    A special shouldered bolt, but it needs some threads to repair it.  There aren't any. It must be 50 years old.  New wrench ordered. 

[Steve McF]

Today I finally got round to crawling under the Aero to wire brush those subframes, and treat them with rustkiller - in this case, the trusty Bilthamber Hydrate 80.

The front subframe was not too bad at all, but the rear was very crusty!!! Might need a rear one at some point, but hopefully I've extended its life!!

[carrera]

The rear subframes do get crusty, but they seem to retain structural integrity. Front ones do actually fail, so you'll probably be fine.

[sgould]

While I was under the car before we went away, I painted and sprayed the underside with Bilt Hamber Dynax UB, and sprayed the insides of all the hollow sections with Dynax S50.  When we get back I will try and find time to spray the insides of the doors.

[Audax]

I took the new 9-3 into indysaab yesterday for a checkover, they identified a few minor issues that need sorting.

The Y part of the twin exit exhaust is starting to blow, they recommended it gets welded up before it fails as this part is no longer supplied by Saab. There's a nail in the NSR tyre which is repairable (I hope this explains why it's got a slow leak), NSR diff seal is leaking and NSR CV joint boot is insecure. They also noted that the headlight washers are not working, I'll take it back to them and get it all sorted in the next couple of months.

Also got to say that indysaab are still a great place to take a Saab, honestly some of the most knowledgable and trustworthy people out there. They also had a very nice 9000 Carlsson there yesterday, not seen one of them in a long time!

[carrera]

Encouraging praise 

[carrera]

Took the grey 9-5 Aero for an MOT yesterday

MOT man referred to it as a tank

Then he gave it a clean ticket.... mustn't complain