SAAB 900 1986 Service Manual

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SERVICE MANUAL
SAAB
8:5 Convertible
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SERVICE
MANUAL
8:5 Convertlble
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108 Special tools
800 Technical descl plion
028 Technrcal data
810 Body shel
812 Top assembly
851 Inteior rrim
830Spoiler assembly
843 Window glass
844 Weatherstrips and seats
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852 Rear seat
899 Alphabetical seclion guide

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Technical data
worlung pressure ol pump
Chas.is no. H7003109
hin 2s (36s)
Iighr€nin9 Iorque hosefi nings5.142 {3.3,4.5)
Recommended creaning agentsSoap and walef For stubboh slains or din
use Sikkens Feducer M600 as per the ma
Chass's no N7003200 oneards
Sraples ror one rabnc rayerI s (0 3S)pad no 69 35 7r2
12.7 (0.50)pan no 69 34 245
a3M Super Weathersttip Adhesive
3M Super W6alherslfip Adhesive
Contact adh€sive (Loctite Btackmar 3AO,
Loclile Superglue or oqulvalent)
Betasealadhesile kil, pan no.
{45)3007119
Fenll parl no. (45)3016045
Hydraullcs lor convertiblo top

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Seglant Too fab.lc and s€als
Sealanl ToP lab c.nd seals
Recommended tyre pressures (cold tyros)
Sirarler 255 pan no (45)30 07 127
2.0 (29) 21 (30)
22 132) 2.3 133)
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2.0 (29) 2.1 (30)
2.4 (35) 25 (36)O
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2.! (3s) 2.5 (36)
2.1 (30) 2.3 (33)
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24 (3s) 2s (36)
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Press!re sensor (included
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Pre3sure sensor adaplor
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Technical description
Top .s8embly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a001 Adiustrnents .... ...... Bo0-4Top trame assembly ..,,........ 300.1 Top assembty ... ..... .. . .. BOO-4rop cover ..... .......... 3002 Seals . ........ .... .. 800.7
Head|ining ......,,........ 300.3 [email protected] ....... ... 3oo3Hyd6u1ics ........... ........ 300-3 Rearqlanenighls .. ...... ... 3oo.g
sears ........, ... ......... 800-4
Top assembly
The lop assembly consisls ol a top fane as.
sembry a top cove. and an inner haadinino
The top 's operakd oy an etecr'catry coi.
lrolled hydraulic sy.tem.
'rh€ iop lrame consisls ol lvo side rails, each
ol which comprises lhree seclons a lfont a
middle and a rear sec. tion.
The seclions are held togeher by hinges.
which allow rhe side ralls lo lord as lhe bp ts
Four crossmembers, somelimes known as
bows run belveen lhe side rails and are each
idenlilied by a number, no. 1 being the cross.
member d$e lront oi lhe lrame

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!p. it is locked lo lhe wind
means ol a lalching mocha.
side, atached lo lhe no 1
Th€ lop cover is in two pad6i lha top covor
iGell and a rearccreen panel
The kont ollhe lop cover ls glued onto lh€ no.
1 crossmembe.. and lhe trailinq edge is
siapled to a slrelcher lhal is rilered onto the
body.The top is also glued to the rear seclrons
The .ear screan is glued to lhe rear screen
panel, rhich is slapled lo the no. 4 cross
m€mber and ro lhe strelcher ilsl rofrard ol
lhe luggago.cohpanmenl lid. The lop s€cton
ot the raa.screan panel, between the top ol
lh€ r€a. screen and lhe no. 4 cfos6memb€r
is iast€n€d by a zip to allow lhe rear screen
to be lowered lor increased venlilalion inside
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When lnzipped lh€ rear
lowered and not allowed
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Th€ r6ar screen can be .eplaced wilhoul lhe
need lo ,emove lhe lop cov€r.
Two variants or the lop cover are n use on
ca.s with chasss no H700319s or ea.rie. tne
lab c is made by cambria, whdeas on cars
wilh lal€r chassis nos fie top labric ls oade
Alter trinming or culting, lhe edges ol lhe
Cambria labric hust be lused by use ot 6
heat gun lo prevent lraying
Siaptes are available in lwo l6nglhs, lhe
long6. on6s being used when lwo or mor€
layers ollabric need lo be slapl€d.

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Headllnlng
The h6adlining ls secur€d to the und6rsides
or the rou. crossmembers. on fte no. 1 andno. 4 crossnembers it is h€td an ptace byboth double,sided adh€sive iape and sc.ews
and on $6 no. 2 and no. 3 crossmembers by
m6ans ol plaslic rglain€r slrips. Ih€ bdck ol
the headlining is secured by press studs .nd
Hydraulics
Th6lop is raised and lowered by h€an! ot a.
.lectrically controlred hydraulics system. The
setoo pump and moio. are tocai€d on the
ightnand side, undernoath th€ rear seatPlastic hoses run tlom lhe pump to the htro
setuo cylinders, which ar€ atached to lha
operatng mechanism lor lhe top.
The hydrautic systen is precha.ged al $eractory wilh special hydGutic fluid 9a.t no.(45) 3014604. Please nore lhar rhis is rh.
only ttuid lhal may be !sed. Eartier par
ricurars staring rharATF ud or eng'ne ortmay
be us€d are lhus no longer ,alrd
A bypass valve is titted in lhe ci.cuit bolw€en
rhe PUmp and lhe nghlhand s
enabre lhe lop Io be operatod manuaty The
vaNe is accessible behind a lap in lhelim ar
lhe back ollhe ruoqaqe companoenr
To prevent the pump ftoh overheating, an
overload devce isolales it aulomaticatty it ithas been runninq tor more than 10 - 20 seconds with lhe top lulry up or down
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Seals
The seal on the A pillar is glued lo a retainer
scfew€d onlo lh€ p'llar Ai lhe bonom.lhe seai
'5 herd 'n prace by rhree lasle
sided adhesiv. tape. At$6top,lhe slrrp is se'
cured by one lastBner and co acladhesive
The lop has a seal al lhel.od one on eilh€r
side and lwo atlhs reat.
The seal at $e tont is glued and screw€d to
$e no 1 crossmombersand, on eith6r slde
orued b a retainer lhal ie screwad lo the side
;ails ot the top lrame. Sealdnl is appliBd atlhe
The iniemediata seal on eilher side is glued
ro a s€al retainer sc.ewed onlo lhe middle
The .ear seals 8re gl!6d, scr4€d and
secured by li€s lo lh€ side rail r€ar seclions
These seals also setoe as quid6 lor IneI
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Adiustments
This s€clion exDbins lhe adiusltneds mal can
be made lo lh€ top, door windows, rea. quaF
Th. tenE. lore a.d all, and lated and
ve,lical, when applied to adjustm€nE rerer io
adju ment relaliv€ to lhe car'
ll should be nol€d lhal adiustmenl ol one com_
ponont 6an afier lhe adiushenl ol oth€r com
i P.rr P@iton o. r.ising toP
The oark Dosilion on raising lhe top. i€
lh6 oosilion in qhich the top sloF bolore
belno larched, is adiusled bv means or
bala;c'n9.link cams locarad inside lhe
bp, adjacenl to lhe top ol $e quaner