Cluctch pedal adjustment?

Just got a '97 900 Turbo with manual tranny and love the car. However, the clutch pedal has to go ALL the way down to keep from grinding gears. And, the pedal is pretty hard to push in. I know it's a year too early for the hydraulic clutch but this is pretty stiff and low. Any adjustments I can make to bring up the pedal would help. I don't have a good Saab manual for the 900 yet, any recommendations on one?

Reply to
Paul Merriman
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The self adjuster tends to stick and the cables go bad after 45-50K miles. You can reach under the hood and pull the boot that the cable comes through. Push it, pull it, you might free up the adjuster. The stiffness usually means you need a cable. If you don't have any record of the cable being replaced in the last 50K miles, I would replace it.

Another issue for these is the upper idler pulley and the serpentine belt. Both should be replaced every 50K miles. About $80 in parts and an hour's work at most. Replace it if you don't have any records since they go without warning and you stop.

You can get a Haynes manual from

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Haynes does not sell them in the USA but they are imported but cybertroll.

Reply to
Bob

Hera's an option. You can upgrade to a hydraulic clutch.

See the link below.

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Reply to
BL

For $400 and lots of labor I'll just spend $50 every 50K miles and put a cable in :-)

Reply to
Bob

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