1986 SAAB 900 Service Manual

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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

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on belng raised, lh6 l€ading edqe ot he
lop sholld slop in lhe park poslion, 20 -
30 mm (0.79 . 1 13 in) above Ihe wind
screen rrame. The rronr ot rhe rop must
also be parallelwilh the lrame
To adjusr rhe guide pin, which inhrbits ta.
€rar movemenr olhe lop. toosen the nul
Lalchinq mechanlsm hoo*s
Io adjusl rhe heiohr ot rhe tar.hing
mechansm hook. slacken ott lhe Tod
rotale $e hook One
complele lurn or lhe hook increases ordecrerses rs heqhr ldependng on which
way rt rs turned) by 1 mm (0.04 in)
Press dow. on the tront corner ot lhe lop
lo ensure that no play is presenl
in rhe hinge beMeen the
Ironl and middle secuons ol rhe s'de ral
to bring lhe iionl se.lion or the side rait n
line (parallel) with lhe door windor and

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5 ToP .ssembly lold€d po3ilion
To adjust $6 end position or lhe lop when
lolded down. slack€n ofi lhe nurc on lhe
rear $op on the lop frame mechanism
when lhe top is down.
A.p€cial qause (as shown) mlsl be used
Posilion lhe gaaqe as shown and lhen
adjusl lhe stop lo rhe co.iecl posirion.
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As a geno€l rule, atts6ats hust be gtu€d 'n|opos'rion u5in9 3M super weaher.ho Adh6.sjv€, wirh .ny adjustment b€inq nad; b€tore
NoLe lhat rhe rop or lhe Atilar s€at musl begfued nlo posi0on usino a contact ddhesNe,
such as Loctile glackhax 3a0. In tis case,$e s€ar musl be cor€c y positionad betora[lo adhesive is applied. No olher adtush€nl
ol lhe A'pillar sealcan b€ made.
1 Top a3!.Ebty tronr .€61
rh€ lale/at positionrng ot tl€ tra't'ng ends
or |ne rronl se.l can be adusl€d bt
roosanhg lh6 nuts on th6 botd securina
lhe soal r€tainers. Foreand,aft adjusi-m€nl otlhe s€al mustbe nade betoro th€
lop as$mbly stde 3€ats
Adjusrmenr or rhe talerar posilroning or the
s'de seaE can be nad€ by slacleninq onlhe nuls on lh€ bolts securinq lhe seal
rerarners. Fore.and.aft adjuslmed ot rhe
s€ar mlsl bo made betore lhe adhesivo
lop assembly rear se.l
verlical adjuslment ot lhe rear seat canb6 made after lh€ nuts and o have beenr@sened and the adhesiv€ bond broken.
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wh€n adrustinq lh€ door shd@ check tle
adru3tmenl ot lhe itonr 3eclion ol the Fid. tail
1 Io adjusl lh€ heiqht ol lh€ lront ol lhe
window glass, loosen lhe screw n $e
2 To ad)usr rhe heiqhl ol ihe rear end ol the
glass, loosBn lhe s6rew in lh. rear qhss
3 The heighl ol lhe lrailing 6nd ot the door
can also be adjusled by undoing Ihe rear
nlt on the window qlass lin mechamsm.

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For$and-afi adjGrment
4 To adiusl 1116 loreand,atl posilion ol the
window glass, loosen rh. glass stop
5 To adjuslhe lat€ral posilion ol the window
grass, roosen lhe bonom ol $e rear guide
channel. As irom chassis .o, K7021110,
rh6lronl guide channel can be adjusl€d in
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Qu.rterlighrs
1 Loosen the scfews in the kont and rear

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Fo.€-6nd-afi adiustm€nl
2 Undolhe nuts on lhe glass.lift mechanism.
3 Undo lhe secutng nuts lor l-\e glass.li,l
h€chanism and ium lhe sluds in lhe
appropriate dteclion.
4 Undo lhe nul securinq the glass lo lhe
glasslin mechanism and lum the slud in
lhe appropriare direclon
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