it cost me almost $500 us to do a 1997 900se turbo and a weeks worth of my time.
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Another answer:
I too had a 1995 Saab 900SE:
I didn't want to tackle that big a job, even though I have replaced many clutches on traditional front engine rear drive cars, and a few front wheel drive cars, like an old VW Rabbit. I could tell the limited clearences would make this a very tough job. So I got a quote from a Saab dealership, as I couldn't find any independent shops that knew anything about Saabs (and didn't want to pay for them to start learning by working on my car.)
The dealer estimated the job at $2000...and shifting was getting harder and my clutch cable was stretching again...The dealer said the previous clutch replacement probably missed a critical lube point, and that my Saab had heavier clutch action than it should have, which is why my clutch cable was stretching.
Having already had a couple $1000+ dealer repairs, although I LOVED the car, I sold it before the need to redo the clutch became critical. I still miss the car, it was great looking and lots of fun to drive. (Note mine was a convertible, and although I had no top troubles I had read of even more expensive repairs if and when the top malfunctioned...another factor in my selling it before it needed repairs that totaled the value of the car...)
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