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INSTALLING THE DOOR WINDOW
3. Push the plastic runner of the rear regulator arm into
the slot and tighten the two retaining screws of the
front regulator arm.
4. Fit the weatherstrip at the bottom edge of the window
opening.
5. Check the operation of the window and refit the door
trim.
Changing rear door window, 4-door model
Removing
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. Remove the inside trim from the door.
2. Remove the sealing strip along the bottom of the
window opening.
3. Take out the fixed rear door window (see under
“Changing side windows’’).
4. Undo the window regulator screws from the window
Pane retainer.
5. Remove the trim moulding from the window rear
guide profile.
REMOVING THE SCREWS FROM THE WINDOW PANE
RETAINER
6. Undo the retaining screws of the rear guide profile.
The bottom screw can be reached by removing the
rubber plug in the rear of the door. On cars up to
and incl. chassis No. 99.053.410, the guide profile is
fastened with two screws at the top. On cars of later
design, the guide profile is fastened by a spring clamp.
UNSCREWING THE RUNNER
7. Free the guide profile from the door frame and push
it backward. The window pane can then be lifted out.
8. Separate the pane from its retainer if required.
Installing the window
1. If the pane has been removed from its retainer, start
by fitting the rubber pad to the pane and pressing on
the U-shaped retainer. Make sure that the retainer
grips the pane securely. The measurement quoted in
the illustration must be exact, as the window will
otherwise be difficult to operate.
When assembling, take care to press the retainer on
evenly. If for example the middle is pressed on harder
than the ends, the retainer is liable to be bent, and the
pane is then apt to work loose from the retainer.
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MEASUREMENT FOR MOUNTING THE WINDOW PANE
RETAINER, REAR DOOR WINDOW
2. Lower the pane horizontally from the inside of the
door.
INSTALLING THE REAR DOOR WINDOW
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3. Screw the window pane retainer to the mounting plate
of the window regulator.
4. Fit the rear guide profile and insert the rubber plug in
the rear jamb of the door.
5. Free the runner strip from the guide profile and mount
the trim moulding. Then press the strip back into place.
6. Install the fixed window pane (see under “Changing
side windows).
Changing fixed side windows in body (2-door model)
and rear doors (4-door model)
1. Push the pane outward from the inside, starting from
the trailing edge and folding back the inside flange of
the rubber moulding at the same time.
2. Fit the moulding round a new window pane of the
prescribed quality. Lay a cord in the slot round the
rubber strip, with the ends of the cord coming together
at the rear.
3. Fit the trim moulding with joint pieces to the rubber
strip.
4. Install the pane and rubber strip using the cord as de-
scribed in the directions for installing the windshield,
beginning at the trailing edge of the window. Tap the
pane home gently with a rubber mallet.
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UPHOLSTERY AND INTERIOR FITTINGS
Door trim
Removing and installing
The door trim is stretched over a fiberboard backing and
is secured to the door by screws and ordinary snap fasten-
ers. To remove the door trim, proceed as follows:
1. Undo the window crank screw and remove the crank.
2. Remove the safety catch button.
3. Undo the screws from the door sill strip. (This does
not apply to 2-door cars as from model 1971.)
4. a. Undo the door pocket screws (model 1969).
b. Unscrew the armrest (2-door models as from 1970
and front doors of 4-door models).
c. Unscrew the armrest and the screw at the bottom
of the front edge of the door (rear doors of 4-door
models).
5. Remove the cover plate under the inner door handle
and all the snap fasteners that holds the door lining
by prying outwards with the fingers, whereafter the
lining can be removed (model 1969 and 4-door mod-
el).
Refit the trim in the reverse order.
REMOVING THE DOOR TRIM
Make sure that the holes on the inside of the door are
covered with protective paper with the bottom edge of
the paper inside the door (to protect the inside trim from
getting wet).
Saab 99 EMS model 1974 and Saab 99 Combi Coupé,
have door and side trim of a new design which is held in
place by speed screws. The speed screws can be loosened
by turning them 90° from the tightened position.
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SPEED SCREW, SAAB 99 EMS AND SAAB 99 COMBI COUPE
1. Installing position
2. Removing position
The back seat side trim is stretched over a frame con-
sisting of a fiberboard sheet at the bottom and moulded
cardboard at the top. To remove the trim, proceed as
follows:
1. Undo the two self-tapping screws holding the window
sill strip and remove the strip.
2. Undo all screws holding the scuff plate protector and
loosen the plate to free the bottom of the side trim.
3. Unsnap the snap fasteners holding the side trim in
place and ease the trim out carefully without damag-
ing the back seat cushion and backrest.
REMOVING THE SIDE TRIM
Padding
The interior of the passenger compartment is provided with
resilient padding strips. These are placed round the edges
of the roof and windows and are secured by ordinary clips. :
The windshield pillar pads are secured by two plastic but- i
tons each and are also glued in place. To remove these,
pull them carefully off by hand after removing the sun
visors, etc.
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Headlining up to and incl. model 1972
The headlining is made of plastic-coated fabric and edged
with a spiral wire. It is held in place by hooks mounted
inside the roof members (one in each corner and in the
middle of each side) that engage the spiral wire through
cutouts in the headlining.
Installing
1. Hook the headlining on to the middle hook in the
windshield frame.
2. Push in the rubber wedge between the roof and the
top of the windshield frame immediately above the
rear-view mirror mount. (The purpose of the wedge is
to prevent any vibration in the roof from being trans-
mitted to the mirror.)
INSTALLING THE CROSS RIBS
3. Fit the cross ribs, starting with the forward one. Fold
the rib up and stretch the headlining fabric between
the ribs as each one is mounted.
4. Use the single hook (tool 829058) to engage the
spiral wire in the hooks at the forward corners of
the roof.
HOOKING THE HEADLINING TO THE FORWARD CORNERS
Tool 829058
5. Use the double hook (tool 829057) to hook the
headlining to the rear corners of the roof. While the
first corner is being hooked up, the headlining should
be fastened in some suitable fashion at the opposite
corner to keep the wire taut.
HOOKING THE HEADLINING TO THE REAR CORNERS
Tool 829057
6. Tuck the headlining into the roof members, securing
it to the hook in the middle of the rear roof member
and the hooks in the middle of each side member.
7. Refit the rear view mirror, the seat belts for the rear
seats and locking devices for the rear side windows.
Connect up the roof lights.
If the headlining is not perfectly smooth after installa-
tion, it can be tautened by gentle heating with a lamp
of the same type as used for paintwork repairs.
NOTE
If the headlining is overheated, the plastic will melt
and go shiny.
Removal
1. Remove the locking devices for the rear side windows,
and the seat belt attachments at the rear pillars.
2. Remove the rear view mirror and the roof lamps.
3. Remove the safety pads covering the roof members
and the rear pillars.
4. With the aid of a screwdriver remove the spiral wire
from the hooks at the rear pillars.
5. Hook off headlining spiral wire from the hook in the
center of the roof member and in the center of each
side member.
6. Hook off the spiral wire from the hooks at the front
corner pillars.
7. Bend the cross ribs up so that they come loose from
the side members, see fig.
8. Remove the rubber wedge, situated between the roof
plate and the front roof member at the rear view mir-
ror attachment and hook off the headlining from the
hook in the center of the front roof member.
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Headlining as from model 1973
The headlining is, as from the 1973 model, made of
moulded glass fiber covered with velour. The lining
is during the transportation covered with plastic which
is to be removed after that the lining is mounted in the
car, Because of its ridgidity, the lining is sensitive to break-
ing especially around the edges of the recesses for the
roof lamps and the sun visors. The installation of the
lining must therefore be made with greatest care. The
way of installation differ on 2-, 4-door versions and
Saab 99 Combi Coupé.
Removal of headlining 2-door model
(Some of the instructions in the text apply to 4-door cars.)
1, Open the left door. Remove the left seat and drop
the backrest of the right seat back.
. Put the gear lever in reverse.
3. Remove the rear view mirror, the roof lamps, the sun
visors and the coat hangers on the 4-door model.
4. Remove the seat belt attachments in the door pillars
and remove the safety pads.
5. Remove the screws and the clips from the safety pads
at the windshield pillars and move the pads inwards.
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THE SAFETY PADS ARE REMOVED FROM THE WINDOW
PILLARS
6. Remove the headlining from the pads at the rear
window by moving the lining forwards. Than lift out
the floor through the left door. On the 4-door model
through the right door.
Installing the headlining, 2-door model
\f the front or rear window is already removed, move the
lining through the window opening. Note! Leave the plastic
cover on the lining during the installation.
1, Put the gear lever in reverse. Move the lining in through
the left door if the front or rear window is not removed.
THE LINING IS LIFTED INTO THE CAR
THE LINING IS MOVED IN POSITION
2. Lift the lining up on the upper ends of the front pillar
safety pads and pull it backwards to stop above the
rear safety pads. Pull out the electric cables for the
roof lights through the recesses in the lining.
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THE LINING IS LIFTED OUT THROUGH LEFT DOOR
THE REAR EDGE IS POSITIONED
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3. Screw the pads on to the windshield pillars and the Installation of headlining, 4-door model
door pillars.
1. a. Move the lining in through the right front door,
rear end first.
THE LINING IS MOVED IN, 4-DOOR MODEL
b. With care, turn the lining by the door pillar on the
left hand side and move it up rearwards to installa-
tion position.
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DOOR PILLAR PADS ARE MOVED INTO POSITION
4. Install and connect up the roof lamps, install the rear
view mirror, sun visors, and coat hangers on the 4-door
model.
5. Check that the lining is correctly fitted. Remove the
plastic cover by removing the safety pins and tear off
the cover from the sides and around the rear view mir-
ror, sun visor attachment points and on the 4-door
model around the coat hangers. Remaining plastic
pieces can be folded in between the side edge of the
lining and the roof plate. Suitable tool for this purpose
is a putty spade.
Note! When mounting window panes and glueing in
connection with this, the lining must be protected
against stains. The edge of the lining must then be
masked with plastic.
THE LINING IS MOVED INTO POSITION IN THE CAR
2. See position 2, 3, 4 and 5 under “Installation 2-door
model’.
3. Fit the steering wheel, gear shift lever and driver’s seat.
Removal of headlining,4-door model
1. Remove the driver's seat, steering wheel and gear shift
lever. Drop the back rest on the right seat rearwards.
2. See position 3, 4 and 5, ‘Removal 2-door model”.
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Removal and installation of head lining, Saab 99 Combi
Coupé
1. Open the trunk door and tip forward the rear seat
cushion and backrest.
2. Follow points 3, 4 and 5 under "Removal, 2-door
model’’.
3. Separate the head lining from the rear door pillar
trim by pulling the lining forward. The lining can
then be lifted out through the trunk door.
REMOVING THE HEAD LINING
Install in the reverse order.
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SEATS AND CARPETING
General
The front seats are built up on a sheet steel frame to
which the backrest is mounted. The upholstery consists
of moulded rubber cushions laid on rubber sheets and
covered with textile and plastic-coated fabric. Both front
seats are mounted on rails to allow legroom adjustment.
At the front of each pair of rails is an adjustment bolt
with which the height of the seat can be adjusted (not
FRONT SEAT
1, Legroom adjustment catch
2. Vertical adjustment handle (driver's seat only)
3. Backrest angle adjusting knob
4, Backrest release, to drop backrest forward or back (backwards
only up to and incl. model 1973)
5. Catch
provided on the front passenger seat as from model 1970).
The rails are secured at the back ends by attachment
hooks with two notches. The adjustment bolt can be ma-
nipulated to raise or lower the whole seat, raise the front
and drop the back, or vice versa. A system of springs un-
der the rails at the back helps to raise the seat.
Up to and incl. model 1970, the adjustment bolt is oper-
ated by a lever with a catch that is released by pulling out
the lever. The new control device introduced as from mod-
el 1971 consists of a handle with a catch released by push-
ing in the handle.
The backrest is adjustable and can be set at various angles
or in the fully reclining position by turning the knob or
depressing the handle. On model 1974, the backrest can
only be folded backwards by means of the knob. To
enable passengers to enter or leave the back seat in the
2-door model, the front seat backrest can be folded for-
ward by releasing the catch by means of the handle.
As from model 1972, the driver's seat is electrically
heated. Heating elements consisting of resistance wiring
and reflectors held by a plastic net is mounted in seat
and backrest cushions and viaa thermostat connected to
the ignition lock,
The elements are switched on when the seat temperature
is below 50°F (+14°C). The thermostat, mounted in the
seat cushion, cuts out the current when the temperature
is higher than 81°F (+27°C).
Dec, 1975
Installing and removing driver seat
The front seats are installed and taken out complete with
rails.
1. Release the seat by moving the adjustment bolt lever
or handle to the intermediate position. As from model
1972: Disconnect the electric wiring plug under the
seat.
2. Push the catches back to release the adjustment bolt.
Raise the leading edge of the seat, tip it backward and
disengage from the hooks at the rear.
To install the seat, proceed in the reverse order.
Passenger seat
Model 1969: Same procedure as for driver’s seat.
As from model 1970: Release the seat by removing the
retaining screws (insex screws) from the rails.
Legroom adjustment
Move the catch 1 up, (see illustration) and slide the seat
forward or backward to the desired position.
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Modified adjustment system as from chassis No,
99.024.475
The front seats are continously adjustable as from the
chassis no. quoted above. It features a friction device that
locks the seat frame to the rails.
The friction device must lock equally hard on both sides
when the release catch is in its normal position (i.e.
locked). This is best checked with the seat mounted in the
car. The release catch must not touch the stop when in
this position. If the friction device is not working properly,
the seat must be taken out and the adjustment mechanism
readjusted. It is normally sufficient to adjust the inner
side only, as follows.
1. Separate the splined joint with a screwdriver.
NOTE
Make sure that the eccentric does not slip out of the
hole in the locking arm. If this happens, the eccen-
tric shaft tension spring will lose its grip.
SPLINED JOINT, DISASSEMBLED
1. Locking arm 4. Spring
2. Eccentric 5. Twist ring
3. Splines 6. Intermediate tube
2. Turn the twist ring and intermediate tube counter-
clockwise until all play is eliminated and the release C
button is about 0.4’ (10 mm) above the stop. Put the
splined joint together in this position.
NOTE
The foregoing instructions apply to the left-hand
seat. In the case of the right-hand seat, turn the twist
ring and intermediate tube clockwise.
Dropping the backrest forward
_ To drop the backrest forward, press down catch 4 (see
illustration, page 852—1).
Backrest adjustment
1. Turn knob 3 (see illustration, page 852—1) forward
to raise and backward to lower the backrest.
NOTE! Do not press on the backrest while adjusting.
2. To drop the backrest to the reclining position or raise
it again to the sitting position, catch 4 (see illustration,
page 852—1) must be pushed down one step farther.
This must also be done to return the backrest from
either of these positions to the driving position. (Only
valid for models up to and incl. model 1973.) \
Adjusting the height of driver's seat
The lever under the front of the seat, which is provided
with a catch, is used to adjust the front and rear of the
seat to two alternative heights. As the front and rear )
adjustments are independent of each other, four different
combinations are possible. The lever has three positions
rear, front and middle.
Adjusting seat cushion height and angle
Release the lever/handle catch by pulling the the lever/
handle and moving it to the central position. The seat
can now be adjusted to the desired position as follows:
A. Front and rear raised:
Move lever/handle back without weight on seat.
B. Front raised, rear dropped:
Move lever/handle back, Pressing down on seat.
C. Front and rear dropped:
Move lever/handle forward, pressing down on seat. ~—<#
D. Front dropped, rear raised:
Move lever/handle forwardwithout weight on seat.
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