I was given this '93 9000 CSE Turbo. Currently the Jury is out on if this was a good "gift". Normally I wrench on domestic rust. I replaced all 4 rotors and calipers/brackets. The Front brakes blead with no problem. However, the Rears will not bleed. I came across a couple threads that mentioned turning on the ignition to use the pump to bleed the rears, but this is not mentioned in the Chilton's manuel that I am using. Is this correct or is there something else I am missing? Also, the calipers were so bad that there was no fluid in the reservoir when I began refilling the system. Does this mean I will also have to bleed the clutch? If so can I use the system itself to provide pressure or do I have to pressurize the master cylinder & slave?
I was given this '93 9000 CSE Turbo. Currently the Jury is out on if this was a good "gift". Normally I wrench on domestic rust. I replaced all 4 rotors and calipers/brackets. The Front brakes blead with no problem. However, the Rears will not bleed. I came across a couple threads that mentioned turning on the ignition to use the pump to bleed the rears, but this is not mentioned in the Chilton's manuel that I am using. Is this correct or is there something else I am missing? Also, the calipers were so bad that there was no fluid in the reservoir when I began refilling the system. Does this mean I will also have to bleed the clutch? If so can I use the system itself to provode pressure or do I have to pressurize the master cylinder & slave?
On my 93 I was able to bleed the old fashioned way. If the reservoir was empty, you may have to pump the pedal repeatedly before you get enough pressure to bleed. And yes, you will probably have to bleed the clutch hydraulics.
Well I am kinda new to the forum so there is probably a correct way to do this that I do not know about. Anyways, I had the same problem with a 89 9000 and what I did was start it up and then bled them. Yea I know I do not like going under a running car either. I have to say it did work and I am here to write about it. However, one problem I did experience doing that was I left the lid off the reservoir and the action pumped brake fluid out the top in a stream and that effected some of paint on the trim right below the windshield.
Older 9000 use ATE ABS which uses the ABS accumulator as the brake booster which woudl require a different bleeding procedure, maybe.
I do not know when they switched to the newer style of ABS but the later system is bled the same way as conventional brakes. Something else is wrong. You do need a pressure bleeder to do this job easily.
if the car has TCS then it still uses the old system so the rear brakes have to be blead by undoing the bleed nipple and then switching on the ign' so the pump runs but dont allow the res' to run dry and dont allow the pump to over heat
Thank you all for the help. The SAAB9000 site fit the bill. The advice was on point.
Jay
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