97 900 clutch problem

Hey all,

Was wondering if anyone out there has any help / input / advise on a clutch problem i'm now having.

Driving along and with out much warning the clutch pedal stops working. No noises, nothing. The pedal travels and returns without any activity / so no gear changes. At least not easily.

The car is a 97 - 900 SE There's no hydraulics in this system is there?

Any help appreciated Thanks so much Tom

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Tom Pollak
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Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:57:10 -0500, snipped-for-privacy@tealcity.com suggested: : Hey all, : : Was wondering if anyone out there has any help / input / advise : on a clutch problem i'm now having. : : Driving along and with out much warning the clutch pedal : stops working. : No noises, nothing. The pedal travels and returns without : any activity / so no gear changes. At least not easily. : : The car is a 97 - 900 SE : There's no hydraulics in this system is there?

I think that Saab switched to a hydraulic clutch in 1998, so yours should be a cable clutch. Does the pedal offer the same resistance now that it did before it stopped working?

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andrewunix

I suspect the cable. When was it last replaced ? They are usually good for 45-50K.

If you can stop the car when it happens and have someone push the pedal while you study the mechanism you can probably detect the lack of pull from the cable. OTOH, if you have not replaced the cable in 50K miles you might was well do that job anyway. It will eventually break and leave you stranded. Might as well start with that replacement. If that does not solve it, then you can move to the clutch itself. You are not wasting your money doing the cable. clutch

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Bob

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