Doors - Saab SONETT III Service Manual

DOORS
The doors consist of a steel frame to which a plastic shell
is riveted.
INSIDE OF DOOR UP TO AND INCL. MODEL 1972
1. Lock button
2. Door handle
3. Window crank
INSIDE OF DOOR AS FROM MODEL 1973
1. Lock button
2. Door handle
3. Window crank
Removal of door
1. Remove the door lining (see section 850. )
2. Prop the door up on a suitable support or suspend it
in a suitable way so as to relieve the hinges of the
weight of the door.
3. Back off and remove the two nuts which are accessible
from inside the door and lift the door off.
Installation
1. Prop up or suspend the door in the correct position
and then pass it onto the pivot pins of the hinges.
2. Refit the washers and hinge nuts to the inside of the
door.
3. Test cautiously to see if the door fits into the opening.
Replacement of door hinges
1. Lift off the door (see "Removal of door").
2. Lift off the hood (see "Removal of hood").
3. Strike out the hinge pins. Use a dolly if necessary.
4. If the lower hinge is to be removed, the door stop will
have to be detached first.
Remove the door stop by removing the lining from the
inside of the wheel house. The cotter pin can then be
removed through the hole and the door stop pulled
out.
F it the new hinge(s) in the reverse order.
Replacement of door stops
See "Replacement of door hinges".
Removal of window regulator
1. Remove the door window. See section 843.
2. Remove the U-shaped door-window bracket.
3. Back off and remove the window-regulator retaining
screws and lift out the regulator.
Nov. 1972 SAAB
830-1