Temperature Control Knob

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Robert Murphy - 15 Apr 2005 14:02 GMT

I have a 2000 9-3 Convertible here in the U.S. and the back of the plastic
knob that adjust the temperature snapped while turning the knob with my
hand. This is the knob that points from blue to cool to red for warm. I
have tried several junk yards in the area with no luck (though one wanted to
sell me the whole unit for $175). Am I stuck with a dealer for this or do I
have other options?

Thanks for your help.

Bob

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es - 16 Apr 2005 00:19 GMT

did u try ebay? and if u can thn just super gluwe it

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IanS - 16 Apr 2005 10:46 GMT

I Have a 99 9-3 here in the UK and had a similar problem - the knob was the
lead-up to a more serious problem which apparently is very common on this
model. My Saab dealer did a modification to the heater unit and cleaned it.
With age the unit starts to get stiff which leads to breaking knobs and
linkages (apparently these are only plastic as well). The modification frees
everything up a bit so less tendency for everything to break. It certainly
made a big difference to mine. Cost me around 30GBP which included replacing
broken linkages, both knobs, making the modification and cleaning.

Hope this helps.

Ian

> I have a 2000 9-3 Convertible here in the U.S. and the back of the plastic
> knob that adjust the temperature snapped while turning the knob with my
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> Bob

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