CLUTCH CABLE REPLACEMENT

1. Remove the battery.
2. Remove the clutch cable end from the clutch arm end at the wire stop.
3. Slide out the rubber doughnut from the gearbox housing which holds the clutch cable
4. Move the distribution box nut and the alarm pin attached to it (some modules)
5. Disconnect the clutch cable holder from the fender and the data link holder.
6. Remove the drivers lower panel below the steering wheel and remove the air duct as well as the knee shield.
7. Slide out the fuse box holder and ICE Box (should be a black box with many wires going to it). You can remove the instrument cluster at this point but you can also do this without removing the cluster with a little patience
8. Move the pedal spring to one side and remove the eye catch for the cable.
9. Remove the clutch cable by pulling it out from the engine compartment
10. Reinstall in the reverse. Saab actually came out with a bulletin which Needed one to install two washers at the back of the new cable instead of one. The factory cable comes with one but you can remove the 2nd washer off the old cable and install it on the new cable so two exist. This helps take up excessive pedal slack.

Thanks to Matt Wakeman for contributing to this FAQ!

Tips: If adjustable give yourself as much slack as possible before installing. Less plastic bolt showing = more slack. but don't close it all
the way up or tighten it too much. The plastic nuts get really hard to turn by hand after you press the clutch down a few times. A coat hanger works good for getting the spring back into position on top of the clutch pedal... it likes to spring all the way down in the back. Just hook and pull it back through.

Need a good pry bar to get the clutch arm back enough to slide the rubber end of the cable on. Pry from the strong metal directly bellow arm, not from where the battery rests.