how do u replace a 5th bow motor in a saab 900

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Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations DeleteThis @hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

>> It's complicated, and you need a dealer to set the top computer after
>> that with a Tech-II and their best top-man. The procedure seems to
>> indicate that you need one just to do the replacement. YMMV.
>>
>> If you subscribe to alldatadiy.com ($20/year well spent) you will find
>> a TSB that was issued for the 5th Bow Motor Replacement campaign with
>> detailed instructions. On the 1995's there was an issue and they
>> replaced a lot of them. You can use the TSB to guide you.
>>
>> FYI - Replacement is only an hour of labor according to the book. You
>> might want to just pay for it to be done at a dealer.

> Bow as in 'bow and arrow' ?
>
> Still mystified here. Yet another bizarre US term to puzzle me. Why do
> you need FIVE of them btw ?

I *think* it's the across-the-car bit of a convertible roof's framework.
I might be wrong. It would have been useful if the original posted had
given a little more detail - not least which model of 900 he was
wittering about.

OTOH, if I'm right about what a "fifth bow" is, it would rule out a c900,
since the NG900 was the only one on which Saab were penny-pinching enough
to put an electric roof mechanism. The c900 had a hydraulic roof, as do
both shapes of 9-3. They learnt their lesson on the NG900.
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still just me wrote:

> On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:22:43 -0500, con <none.DeleteThis@000.com> wrote:
>
> >pplz help
> On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:22:43 -0500, con <none.DeleteThis@000.com> wrote:
>
> >pplz help
>
> It's complicated, and you need a dealer to set the top computer after
> that with a Tech-II and their best top-man. The procedure seems to
> indicate that you need one just to do the replacement. YMMV.
>
> If you subscribe to alldatadiy.com ($20/year well spent) you will find
> a TSB that was issued for the 5th Bow Motor Replacement campaign with
> detailed instructions. On the 1995's there was an issue and they
> replaced a lot of them. You can use the TSB to guide you.
>
> FYI - Replacement is only an hour of labor according to the book. You
> might want to just pay for it to be done at a dealer.

Bow as in 'bow and arrow' ?

Still mystified here. Yet another bizarre US term to puzzle me. Why do you
need FIVE of them btw ?

Graham
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still just me <wheeledBobNOSPAM DeleteThis @yahoo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying:

>>OTOH, if I'm right about what a "fifth bow" is, it would rule out a
>>c900, since the NG900 was the only one on which Saab were penny-pinching
>>enough to put an electric roof mechanism. The c900 had a hydraulic roof,
>>as do both shapes of 9-3. They learnt their lesson on the NG900.

> Well, Saab was still majority Saab when that car was designed, IIRC.

50% owned by GM, the other 50% wasn't sold until 2000. The NG900 is a
Vectra A (last shape Cavalier) underneath.

> I can't think of any other items that they reverted back on the 9~3.

Other than changing the floorpan to that of the Vectra B...
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