Replacing The 9000's Emergency Brake Cable

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Valjean - 27 Feb 2005 20:35 GMT

The passenger (right) side emergency brake cable seemed defective to me as I
worked with the rear brakes on the 9000. When I turned to my trusty Haynes
manual, though, what to my wondering eyes did appear but a need to remove
the driver's seat (to access the center console) and lower slightly the fuel
tank ("see Chapter 11" on that one, too). Just what can replacing one of
these cables be like?

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Pooh Bear - 27 Feb 2005 22:12 GMT

> The passenger (right) side emergency brake cable seemed defective to me as I
> worked with the rear brakes on the 9000. When I turned to my trusty Haynes
> manual, though, what to my wondering eyes did appear but a need to remove
> the driver's seat (to access the center console) and lower slightly the fuel
> tank ("see Chapter 11" on that one, too). Just what can replacing one of
> these cables be like?

Do you mean the *handbrake* / parking brake ?

I wouldn't suggest using it as an emergency brake whilst in motion !

Graham

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Grunff - 28 Feb 2005 00:53 GMT

> Do you mean the *handbrake* / parking brake ?
>
> I wouldn't suggest using it as an emergency brake whilst in motion !

I know - it always freaks me out when Americans say "Emergency Brake".
I've never figured out whether it's universal, or used by just a few
people. Anyone?

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Valjean - 28 Feb 2005 01:04 GMT

Try the Merriam-Webster sit why don't you....

>> Do you mean the *handbrake* / parking brake ?
>>
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> I've never figured out whether it's universal, or used by just a few
> people. Anyone?

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Valjean - 28 Feb 2005 01:09 GMT

Isn't this clear enough? Vocabulary time...

>> The passenger (right) side emergency brake cable seemed defective to me
>> as I
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> Graham

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Per Laursen - 28 Feb 2005 18:47 GMT

> > The passenger (right) side emergency brake cable seemed defective to me as I
> > worked with the rear brakes on the 9000. When I turned to my trusty Haynes
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>
> Graham

Gee - I always refer to it as the 'quick-cornering brake for snow use' :)
Makes wonders if the front starts sliding outwards... Not recommendable in
more than parking-lot speed, though.

*Emergency brake* is what I used today flooring the middle pedal in my 2.3
9K CSE when some &?(&%?#" crossed a purely red light ltterally in front of
me. Gotta be suicidal to do that in front of almost 1.5 ton of swedish steel
in a mid-80 Golf.... Still dont know how I made it, but I definately needed
a cup of good, strong coffee afterwards.

</fun>
Are you sure the cable is at fault? I have experienced a stuck parking brake
being due to a sticky caliper. Fairly easy to replace.

/Per

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yaofengchen@gmail.com - 28 Feb 2005 20:20 GMT

Enough of the semantics. What make you think the cable is defective?
What are the symptoms?

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Valjean - 28 Feb 2005 22:15 GMT

I replaced the rear brake pads and rotors, and the cable on the right one
didn't seem to work. I believed from the appearance of the left caliper and
rotor that just the driver's side had been working. Now, it was growing dark
by then, time was of the essence, and I didn't have time to look into it.
The first step, I know, is to try and adjust it. How do you do this? But my
concern is that this 11-year-old car may need the cables replaced, and from
the description above it seemed a daunting task to undertake. So, is it so
complicated and difficult to replace the cables, should it become necessary
to do so?

> Enough of the semantics. What make you think the cable is defective?
> What are the symptoms?

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yaofengchen@gmail.com - 28 Feb 2005 23:56 GMT

Does your parking brake work? If it does, I'd leave it alone.

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Valjean - 01 Mar 2005 00:25 GMT

Not now, because I was in the middle of adjusting the caliper piston when
darkness fell. But the right side wasn't working before I replaced the
rotors and pads.

> Does your parking brake work? If it does, I'd leave it alone.

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yaofengchen@gmail.com - 01 Mar 2005 00:49 GMT

You don't make sense. The parking brake either works or doesn't. How
do you know the right side doesn't work?

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Valjean - 01 Mar 2005 01:53 GMT

Wait, there are two cables that I know of, so why couldn't one of them be
off some way? I know the right side didn't work because, with the parking
brake on, the left wheel turned and the right one didn't...

I know there could be another cause besides the cable, but the age of the
car causes me to ask about changing it, as I get into the problem.

> You don't make sense. The parking brake either works or doesn't. How
> do you know the right side doesn't work?

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yaofengchen@gmail.com - 01 Mar 2005 02:20 GMT

I never would have noticed if one side of my 9k parking brake works and
another doesn't. The SAAB parking brake is self-adjusting. Every time
you pull on the brake, it advances a worm screw mechanically to squeeze
the rear disc. I'd watch the cable movement on the rear wheels with an
assistant pulling the brake handle to see if there is anything
obviously wrong.

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morseman21 - 12 Mar 2005 16:39 GMT

> Wait, there are two cables that I know of, so why couldn't one
> of them be
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> doesn't. How
> > do you know the right side doesn't work?

I have a 1991 Saab 9000, 2.0 16v
I need to tighten the parking break cable so I can pass the Swedish
saftey inspection.
I am an American living in Sweden and I call it the emrgency break;
just for the record.
Can anyone give me a simple answer as to where I can find or how to
tighten this cable so the pull lever dosen?t go so high when I pull on
the brake? Thanks for any help.

Dude, I would?nt replace that whole cable, sounds like suicide to me.

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