1986 SAAB 900 Service Manual

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39 Remove lhe staptes in the side panels
srerch lhe tabric aqain and use a couDteoJ slaples to hotd it in ptace.
t0 Remove rhe sraples trom rhe middte ofiheno..4 cfossmember srelch the bp,abricano secure by means ot a coupte oi
srerch lhe cover by putinq it towards therear or the car and siaote il to lhe no. 4crossmember slapti.9 should be donearong lhe cenlrellno between the seamsa(ernarrno berween the righr and en sides
41 Slretch rhe cover lowards lhe rear onerlher side shpte the fabic ar rhe oul
lhe no 4 crossmember,ourboard ol rhe seams
42 Remove lhe staptes trom lhe side panels
,esrerch the tabrtc and sbpte n position
usrng a coupre or sraptes

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43 Pull down the top cover side flaps lo
slr€lch them and daple the tronl pan ot
the side ilaps in posilion. oo not staole in
lhe holes in the srr€lcher
44 Pull down and stretch lhe inner tabric and
Apply a bead ol adhesile alonq lhe line
.laples in lhe no.4 crossmembe..

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47 Wilh lhe lelt and .ighl ma.ks codeclty
ori€nlaled, s.rew lhe lealureskip r€tainer
rnto prac€ on the no. 4 .rossmember.
43 Apply a bead ol adheslve atong
49 Press lhe tearlre strip
screw on the end caps
50 Trim lhe edges lo remove slrptus tabric
ll lhe labric is ol Caob.ia make, use a
heal gun Io luse lhe edges lo p.event hen

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5l Pierce a hole in Ihe labric lor subsequenl
ins6rlon or lhe siud lor lhe sid€ section ot
lhe spoiler assombly
53 Remove the spacers irom rhe windscreen
trame and raise lhe lop assembly.
check thal lhe top comes b rost 20 30
mm rrom lhe windscreen lrame.
li adjuslnenl is necessary s€6 page 300
check the adjuslnenl ot rhe lalching
hools by lalchinq rhe top in position and
lhen pr63in9 down on the lro corn6rs ol
lhe iop. No play should be present
It adjuslment is necessary. see page 300.
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54 Adjusl the position ot lhe
agarnsl |ne door glass and
secunnq|nesealreIainer.
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55 Fir lhe screws securnq lhe anx.ba oonrnaslrips inside the pocrets on lh€ no 2 an;no.3 c.ossm€mbe.s
56 Fil lhe spoiler assembty (see soction B3O)
s7 Fil ihe h€adlininq (see page B12.Aa).
Headlining
1 Feleaselhe prese studs and vetdo taslenss sekcu.ing lhe h6adtining sid6 flaps al

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Undo lhe zip, reloas€ lhe slrap and lower
Pull away the headlining rrom fie ad.
hesive lape holdinq it in place on the no 4
crossmemb€r and let il hang kee
Mark lhe posilion ol lhe
no. 3 dossnember and

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Mark $€ position ot the strip on lhe no. 2crossmefroer and 6ase ftre strip ofi.
Remove lh6 screws trom lhe tinishef $ipon fio no. 1 top.assembty cros.nenb€r.
Rel€ase the talching handte and refrove
h€enn6her st4 (securod by adhesive

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To lll
Lift $e headlining inlo position and press
lhe plaslic relaining st p onto lhe no 2
crossmember ol lh6 top assembly En.
slre the strip is posilioned conlrally by
lininq !p the ma.ks mad€ beiore the slriD
ll a new headlining is beinq inshtted, en
sor€ lhal lhe retainer $rip is equldistanr
lrom eilher end ol tho.o.2 crossnemh.r
using double,sided adhesive lape, pr6ss
lhe headlining into position on the no. 1
crossmember and sc..w lhe ijnlsher srlp
into place. Tak6 care lo aliqn $e linbher
Press lhe plaslc relainer strjp into posi,
lion on lh6 no. 3 crossmemb6r. Ensure
lhe slrip is positionod c€ntBlly by tininq up
lhe mads made belore lh€ 6trip was
I a n6w headlining is being instaled,
ensure that lh€ relainer strip is 6quidi5tanl
kom eilher end ot lhe no 2 crossmembe..
Press lhe headtining onlo the doubt€-
sided adhesive lape on lhe no. 4 cross-
membe. and screw lhe melal skip inloposition. Note thal lhe strap tor the rear
screen is rerained by means onhe middte