We have also sold our last Saab cry…cry…. But fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be there is still a Saab dealership near us in Taichung City, Taiwan. Go figure…. The rubber bellows on the tensioner had become torn and water got into the cylinder and damaged it. With several drivers in the family, and a newbie driver on the way, vehicle maintenance is a rather sore topic at Fairway Academy.
We bought our first Saab in and the disease has simply worsened since then. The current fleet includes a couple of Saab models. Faced with some significant work on the latest addition to the fleet I finally decided to try to obtain one of these devices. Suspension and steering Replacing the front lower control arm bushes Tightening the steering column adjuster Flushing the power steering system Replacing the steering rack bushes Replacing the front lower ball joints Replacing the track rod ends Replacing the rear anti-roll bar bushes Replacing the rear hub.
Engine and transmission Check engine" fault codes Removing and refitting the sump oil pan by Mark De Giorgio Replacing the hydraulic engine mounts Performing a Trionic boost adaptation run Installing the Abbott Racing poly transmission mount by Jeff Malin Removing and replacing the manual transmission unit on Installing a new gearknob by Mark Green.
Exhaust system and turbo Removing and replacing the turbocharger Adjusting the basic boost pressure Replacing the standard exhaust system with a JT 3" performance system. Heating, ventilation, aircon Replacing the ACC panel bulbs Replacing the heater control panel bulbs Adjusting the air gap on the air conditioning compressor clutch Replacing the blower motor by SwingBopper Replacing the blower motor brushes.
Shown left is a picture of the Saab tool as a guide. Measurements of the body and bolt are the same at mm. The small spring is not needed but could be added if desired. Search Saab A big "thank you" to Saab for producing the Update January I am no longer making belt tensioner tools.
We have sold the shop and moved overseas to Taiwan long story… This particular tool is not hard to make on your own if you have some basic tools handy. We have also sold our last Saab cry…cry….
But fortunately or unfortunately as the case may be there is still a Saab dealership near us in Taichung City, Taiwan. Go figure…. The rubber bellows on the tensioner had become torn and water got into the cylinder and damaged it. With several drivers in the family, and a newbie driver on the way, vehicle maintenance is a rather sore topic at Fairway Academy. We bought our first Saab in and the disease has simply worsened since then. The current fleet includes a couple of Saab models.
Faced with some significant work on the latest addition to the fleet I finally decided to try to obtain one of these devices. Failing that, the next step was to simply build one of our own.
It came out so well, at least as nice as the official Saab tool used to compress the tensioner, that I had a request right away from someone if I could also make one for them. Well, here it is:. I have a few of these made up and enough material on hand for a few more. Update, March Due to demand I have made another batch of these and currently have a couple extra tools left over for immediate shipment if anyone is interested in obtaining one.
Slot locations for attaching tensioner compression tools. Be careful to note the locations of the two notches or slots in the serpentine belt tensioner brackets, one located at each end of the spring tensioner device. The tool is designed to be attached to these slots with the bolt end facing down, as shown below:.
Belt tensioner tool in place, ready to compress the automatic tensioner. Once properly fitted to the tensioner bracket, use a ratchet with an extension to gently tighten the tool, compressing the tensioner just enough to relieve the tension on the serpentine belt. I purposely designed this tool to self destruct if abused in order to prevent damage to the belt tensioner and its mounting brackets.
Note also that the tool was designed to be used only one way, with the bolt on the bottom as shown. Note in the picture above how there is a bit of an offset between the moving and fixed parts of the tensioner bracket. Saab Central Locking Controller. Desoldering relays from controller PCB. Controller top side with relays removed. Relay connection positions. Attaching relay leads. Two relays with prepared leads. First relay positioned for soldering.
Both relays fastened in place. Glove compartment lower mounting screws. Glove compartment upper mounting screws. Arm Reinforcement Piece. Repaired Recirculation Motor.
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