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: COIL SPRING SUSPENSION, REAR Installation
Changing coil springs Proceed in the reverse order, making sure that the unma-
chined end of the spring is at the bottom and is securely
Removal located in the lower spring seat.
1. Apply the handbrake. Remove the rear hub cap and
slacken the wheel nuts. Jack up the car and place a
trestle under the side where the spring is to be removed.
CAUTION |
The jack must not be placed under the rear axle, as
this is liable to deform the axle. |
2. Take off the wheel. Apply a jack under the spring link
LOCATION OF COIL SPRING
LOCATION OF JACK UNDER SPRING LINK
and disconnect the lower end of the shock absorber.
Remove the two nuts under the rear seat that secure
the front spring link bearing to the body.
3. Lower the spring link so that the spring can be removed.
REMOVING THE REAR WHEEL COIL SPRING
Jan. 1971 SAAB 732-1
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SEATS AND CARPETING Installing and removing front seats
The front seats are built up on a sheet steel frame to The front seats are installed and taken out complete with
which the backrest is mounted. The upholstery consists rails.
of moulded rubber cushions laid on rubber sheets and
covered with textile and plastic-coated fabric. Both front Removing
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
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.
B. 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.
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) Move the catch 1 up, (see illustration) and slide the seat
5. Catch forward or backward to the desired position.
Legroom adjustment
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 dropped to various
angles or to a full reclining position. To enable passengers
to enter or leave the back seat,in the 2-door model, the
front seat backrest can be dropped forward by a lever
that releases the catch.
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 (+10°C). The thermostat, mounted in the
seat cushion, cuts out the current when the temperature
is higher than 81°F (+27°C).