1986 SAAB 900 Service Manual

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3 Fil lhe spacers, pan no. 8292492 or
8292799, as appropiiate, into posilion
on the windscreen lrame.
Close lhe lop, enqage the talching hooks
but do not close lhe handles
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10 Clamp lh€ lop cover lo lhe no. 4 cross.
member by means ol a w€lding clamp
The stbhing along the seams and theprepunched hol6s in lh€ cover musl be in
line with lhe leading edge ol $€ cross.
11 Glue the side flaps ollhe top lo the comer
or lhe no 1 c.ossmember using 3M super
Weather$riP Adh6slve.
3M Slpd Weathe.strip Adh€siv€ sholld be
used aor all gluing ol the lop cover uness

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12 Slretch the cov€r over
memb€r and qlue it to
c.ossmember lo tix lhe
13 Femove lha w€ding claopiron lhe no
15 T.im lhe side naps by means ol a knile or
ll the lab c is ot Canbria mak€, use a
he6l gun lo ruse lte edges lo prevent ih6n
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16 Gbe m€ side flaps to th6 no. I cross
m€mber. Fold the tab c
T.im the lab.ic atong the edge ot the no. i
Cul away the top tayer ot tabric betueen
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20 clt throuqh any cr€as€s alonq ,l. l€nglh
and smoorh rhe hbnc down.
21 Cut ofilhe surpLus seam ar lhe edge.
22 Plac€ |he weh cord in posilion on lhe no.
The loreand alt posi(on is detemlned by
.ligninq lhe s€am wilh lh€ ironl edge ol
lhe crossmember Also ensure lhat the
midpoinr ol rhe cord is equadisranl Lom
23 Op.n up lh6 bo!@n llap ol lie w€[ cord
and slaple il to $e plasft skip. sta ng In
b6 middle and working our lowards lhe
6.ds. Usa lhe long staples, pan no.
69 34 28s.
The long slapres, parl no.
u6od tor staoring lvo or noro
Th€ shorl staples, parl no.
lsed when only one layer oa

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24 Gtu6lh€ top iotd ot ti. wett co.d onto $e
25 Glue rhowel cord ends.
26 Apply a bead ot adhesive
sear jnlo posiuon and
onb lne sealretainor

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28 Fil ols scr€ws securlnO |ne sealto lhe no.
29 Flllhe ko scr€ws in the strip r€tainer.
30 S€al [h. ends ol the stip usinq Sikallq
255 (3OO712J).
31 Place lh€ space6, pan no. a292492 ol
429?7S9. as appropriale, an he wind-
screen lram€. Rais€ lhe top and enoage
lhe lalching hools bul do not close $i

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tabric by puljng il down
lhe back and gtue the top
T
abng rhe oursjde edges or
Place th6 rear s€ats in Dosrxon. ltohr€n|ne acorn nuts and rir rhe I'es Use ;abbues, pan !o. o0)7s7139s.
In order nol to t€ave sharD edoes ftalcourd dahage rhe rabnc dd noicul lhe€nds ol lhe ties bdlJckthem in instead
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sc.een kom lhe sl'ap and
36 Plac6 a proteclive cover
luqgage.omparlrnent rid.
using a drin. centre lhelop
conrre hole in tne no. 4
Str€tch the lab c by pullinq
rear ol lhe car and use
staple6 to lir il into position.
To ensure that the top cover is nol pulled oui
o, alignm€nl. carry od each ol $e lollowing
sreps (up to and including srep 4s) on both
sid6s ol lhe car belore going on lo lhe nen
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coler 6ide llaps and
edqe ot lhe labric is
edqe ol rhe .ea. screen.
with a coupl€ ol slapl$.
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