Master Brake Cylinder & ...

[doctordhd@xxxx]

Many thanks to all those who volunteered their helpful ideas and information 
about the master brake cylinder. The repair has been performed with a 
remanufactured unit purchased at a local auto supply for $95.50. It is an 
A-1 Cardone unit, part #11-2329 and corresponded to a 1982 Saab 900, as many 
of you said. Interestingly enough many of the bigger auto parts places 
around here either said they couldn't get it or quoted me an outrageous price 
and required a special order with a non refundable restocking fee if it was 
not the right one. My local shop had it in, in 2 hours and went over it all 
with me to confirm it was right. They even swapped over the reservoir. (Not 
that, that was such a big job but it was nice to get the help locally.) The 
repair went quite smooth and access was very good. Not one curse word was 
uttered! The most tedious part was cleaning the reservoir and electrical 
connectors with a Q Tip. Of course as luck would have it while checking on 
the repair, I found out that one of my fan motors is not working. It turns 
freely and has voltage at its connector. Are there any known failure modes 
or repair tricks you could share with me?

Thank you all again. 

Dave
6530


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