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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Saab: shocks and squealing brakes
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- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 06:35:29 GMT
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- Brian J. Young (bjy@med.unc.edu) wrote:
- : I am in the market for shocks for my 1987 Saab 900. The car is mainly
- : used as a commuter and on trips so exotic performance shocks are not
- : necessary. Anyone have any suggestions?
- :
- : Also, I replaced the rotors and pads recently with geniune Saab parts.
- : However, soon after they were installed, the brakes started squealing and
- : show no sign of letting up. They squeal only as the car is coming to a
- : stop, i.e., from about 15 mph to 0 mph. Any ideas as to how to get rid of
- : this extremely annoying occurrence?
- :
- : Many thanks,
- : Brian Young
-
- As far as shocks, I would reccomend that you get OEM, as the suspension
- was tuned for them. I think SAAB gets them from Sachs, so you could check
- into them. You say you don't want firm shocks, so Koni's & Bilsteins are out.
-
- With the brake pads, did you use the anti-squeal compound that they included
- with the pads? I did pads 10,000 miles ago, and they haven't squealed a bit.
- (bought the pads about 4 months ago, the compound was changed shortly before
- that to give less brake dusting).
-
- SAAB also sells/sold shims which are designed to reduce/eliminate pad
- squealing, I know they are available for the 95/96/97 series, I don't know
- if the 99/900 and 9000 series have them, or just the blue stuff.
-
-
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- Don't blame me; I voted for Perot! hinzd@picard.med.ge.com
- SAAB - Because you get what you pay for. Pherrets are Phun!!!
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