You may recall my (semi-)ongoing saga of work on the front suspension and steering of my '93 960 Estate. About a year ago I changed the ball joints and strut cartridges with related hardware. Made a big difference in handling and anti-lock brake performance. Just after that I had it aligned and the right inner tie rod end had to be changed. I just replaced the rear control arm cone bushings which were knocking as did teh anti-sway bar lnks while I was at it. That made a HUGE(!) difference in the way the car sits as well a nearly eliminating body roll in hard corners.. I was about thinking about pricing when teh fornt end developed a wobble that increased at speed, then an accompanying knock on rough, slow roads. I though that the other inner tie rod end was on the way. I checked it this AM and founfd the steering box needs to be replaced. The 'operating' rod (the rack part that comes out of the steering box) on the left side has a LOT of freeplay and when the steering wheel is wiggled lightly back and forth and it knocks badly which goes away when you pull downwards on it.. Oh, well... Already have a rebuilt one on the way from one of our oft' used e-stores for a LOT less than I could get one locally.
The good news is that I am slowly running out of parts to change! I can say that this is generally a real easy car to work on. Just ask a Saab mechanic! ;-P~
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