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#22
10-12-07
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 Well, I swapped in the lower control arm (which took a lot of rolling around in the muck in the rain). It's actually really easy to do - if you do nothing else at the same time and have all the right tools (jack, something to unload the suspension, 17mm sockets/wrenches, and one 19mm long socket), it really shouldn't take more than an hour. The alignment is now better, but not nearly perfect (at least it's drivable, but with that wary "this can't be a good idea" feeling). I have a feeling (or rather a hope) that the spindle bent as well. Ugh, I hope there isn't a little tweakage to the frame or upper control arm that I didn't see :fingerscrossed: I should have taken a picture of the bent control arm next to the good one, you can see how saab designed them to bend in exacly the way that it did. Anyway, it's in the shop now, I didn't see any 88+ 900s (to take off the hub/knuckle/spindle from) in the junkyard, and I can't have my girlfriend driving me all over the place all week only to find that the new knuckle doesn't fix it. The guys are pretty reputable, and I know them to be honest (I actually bought the car from them in the first place), so hopefully they take good care of my baby. And hopefully the control arm being done already saves some $$$. Anyway, thanks for the support guys, life isn't quite as sweet without a saab!
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10-12-07
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I'd think it'd be more likely to bend a tie rod than a spindle - the spindle is a pretty stout bit of steel and is well supported by the bearings whereas the tie-rod is just kinda "there".
Compared to what I was doing over the weekend, a three hour road trip to work on a car would have been a treat! I'm trying to get my daughters Subaru ready for inspection ..... I hate drum brakes! Glad you're getting her back together - Steve
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10-12-07
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 Well, the tie rods seemed straight and true when I looked at them - the shop just called me and said the spindle was bent (I think it looks like cast iron, probably designed to bend, like the control arm?), and that they would sell me a used one off their parts cars for $150 (pretty dang steep, but I guess you have to account for them removing it from the donor car). Then, 3 hours labor to button everything up, at the wonderful DC area price of.....$87.95 an hour. Yes, I said $87.95 an hour  . With an alignment, tax, and shop fees, it's gonna come to $540 or so, he said. Could be worse, but the bottom line is I get the car back tomorrow knowing an experienced set of saab eyes made sure it everything was working as new.He also told me that both of my inner drivers are slinging grease, so I've got that going for me. Well, all in all, I'm happy. Sometimes I guess you gotta leave your car to the experts, and open your wallet. But this is why I need a backup car, because then I could afford to have it off the road for a few days while I gather all the required parts and take my time fixing it.
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10-12-07
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Stud these!
Long long time ago, on an icy hill far away, I accellerated due to gravity with no control, brand new "all season" tires on brand new car, standard transmission, ....no problem, just crawl and keep it under contro.
ooops, why is the car accellerating?!!, put it in neutral...pump the brakes.....oh shi#! still accellerating!,....no problem, nothing to lose, just hold the brakes, ...no steering, ok, that didn't work, just coast then and try to avoid....THAT JERK PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF ME!!....steer around him,,oh no! a center island with 8"Curb....ok,....jumped that ok, transmission still intact......., oh no! another jerk passing a guy going up the icy hill....in my lane......way too much speed! I got to work that day with not too much damage. That afternoon I purchased four studded snow tires. Have been putting studded snow tires on my cars since then. Cheap life insurance, and way cheaper than the deductable..
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Interestingly, some non-studded snow tires that they make now actually get better traction on straight ice than studded ones - they put these little grit particles in there that really grab hold. Also, studs aren't legal anywhere near here
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13-12-07
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Update: Got the car back last night! I'm one happy camper now
 On a side note, they had some very, very cherry verts at the indy shop for sale, but one was $4800 or so and the other was, iirc....$6400!
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#28
13-12-07
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Glad to hear you're back in action! Congrats. It feels so good to drive your car after a long absence. Enjoy.
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Great news...
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13-12-07
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Haha - it bent in the same place and in the same way, but not even half as much as that!
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Just because they're sweaty doesn't mean they're hot.
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I actually have had women from my work almost that heavy in the backseat once a while ago, the rear tires were rubbing on even the smallest of bumps
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13-12-07
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EDIT: Sorry I'm getting off track.
So RB does the car feel the same now?
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