Saab 95 1967, Service Manual

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SEATS
Front seats, Saab 95 up to and incl.
model 1977 and Saab
96 up to and incl. model 1976
The front seats are made of resilient steel tubing with
foam rubber cushions and covers fitted on transverse coil
springs. The front seats are adjustable for legroom, and
are secured in the desired pOsition by means of a spring
loaded latch. The slope of the seat back can be altered
with a lever located between the seat and the door.
Wedge shaped wooden blocks are fitted under the seats,
thus affording a higher sitting position for the driver. To
prevent the back of the right hand seat from being jack
knifed in response to sudden application of the brakes, a
special safety catch is fitted at the rear left side of this
seat. As from model 1969, a new type of safety catch is
introduced. The front seats are also equipped with sockets
for fitting of headrests. Headrests and cushions to fit them
are available as optional extras.
Removal
Depress the seat adjustment catch and slide the seat for-
wards until the seat rails are clear of the floor rails, after
which the seat can be removed. As from model 1972, the
electric wiring to the heating elements in the drivers seat,
has to be disconnected before the seat is removed. The
connector is located under the seat cushion.
The seat floor rails should be inspected at regular inter-
vals, to make sure that the retaining bolts are tight and
that the rails are not laterally displaced. lf the seats move
stiffly, grease the upper rails.
Front seats, Saab 96 as from model 1977 and Saab 95 as
from model 1978
The front seats are built up on a sheet steel frame to
which the backrest is mounted. The upholstery consists
of moulded rubber cushions laid on rubber sheets and
covered with textile and plastic coated fabric. Both front
seats are mounted on rails to allow legroom adjustment.
At the front of the driver seat rails is an adjustment bolt
with which the height of the seat can be adjusted.
850—4
FRONT SEAT, SAAB 96 AS FROM MODEL 1977 AND
SAAB 95 AS FROM MODEL 1978
1. Legroom adjustment catch
2. Backrest release, to drop backrest forward
3. Backrest angle adjusting knob
To enable passengers to enter or leave the back seat the
front seat backrest can be folded forward by releasing
the catch by means of one of the handles. The front
handle is for use from the outside of the car while the
rear handle is designed for rear seat passengers.
Removing and installing
The seat is removed and installed together with the seat
rails.
1. Disconnect the cable connectors for the seat heating
pads and where applicable, the contacts for the seat
belt warning system.
2. Remove the four retaining screws (insex screws) which
hold the rails to the body.
Install in the reverse order.
Legroom adjustment
Move the catch 1 up, (see illustration) and slide the seat
forward or backward to the desired position.
Adjustment mechanism
The front seat adjustment mechanism is continuously ad~
justable and features a friction device that locks the seat
frame to the rails.
The friction device must lock equally hard on both sides
when the release catch is in its normal position (Le. locked).
This is best checked with the seat mounted in the car. The
release catch must not touch the stop when in this posi-
tion. If the friction device is not working properly, the
seat must be taken out and the adjustment meclunism
readjusted. It is normally sufficient to adjust the inner
side only, as follows.
Nov 1977