How do i adjust clutch on 1996 900 saab with cable linkage

The linkage is mis-adjusted, download the repair manual and adjust the linkage.

sounds like the cable may need to be tightened

easiest answer to your question is to email a UK dealer or a company called german and swedish in the uk,if they cant help who can.....?(saab.co.uk)

Standard tranny's are pretty simple. Sounds like some of the linkage came unconnected. Take it back to whoever replaced the clutch and have them repair the problem. They apparently didn't put it back together right. You have to disconnect the linkage to pull the transmission to replace the clutch.

Is your linkage hooked up and adjusted? How about your throw out bearing is it positioned correctly on the clutch fork?

Pull up the leather shifter boot (it's attached with an elastic cord around the base, so just tug upward on it)

look for a little white plastic extension attached to the shifter at the base. This is what locks the car into reverse once the key is removed.

From use/wear, this will sometimes rotate and drop down on the shaft and prevent the sifter from going in any gear.

Car picks up speed if you accelerate slowly, but the engine races, with minimal speed increase of the vehicle, when the throttle pedal is pushed harder? I'm not aware of the typical layout of the Saab, so while these things below are what I would suggest you look at... Not all will apply. Note that if the clutch plate is worn or otherwise slipping, the more you race the engine, the sooner will you burn off any remaining clutch life. Take things easy 'till you have a solution..... On any vehicle, this is a classic sign of a worn, damaged, or out of adjustment clutch. Or Possibly oil contamination from a leaking crankshaft rear oil seal. It causes a glaze on the linings of the driven plate and loses friction. Or The clutch pedal is not returning to it's normal rest position when released. Check for objects trapped between the pedal and the vehicle surfaces. Or The cable (if used)may be binding, thus the clutch doesn't fully return. It may be out of adjustment. Check for adjusting points at the cable ends. If no slack exists in the cable, it appears as though the clutch is worn. The clutch may be self adjusting. It's possible for self adjusters to seize. Or The hydraulic system (if used),has sticking cylinders. You may be able to clean and reuse the cylinders....

just get the manually adjustable one. I just replaced mine today and I have a 96 900SE. the new clutch feels better and you only have to adjust it when the pedal has alot of "slack". that means that the pedal can be depressed about and inch before it starts operating the cable. anything more than an inch needs adjustment

This is almost certainly the case. The gears selector on the gearbox is worked by rods connected to the gear lever and minor mispositioning (often when you have had a clutch change) will cause this issue. Reverse always seems to be affected most by this issue. You might be aboe to fix it yourself, but without a little knowledge you could of course make it worse. I wouldn't spend out on a SAAB dealership to fix this though, a confident and competent local mechanic will probably sort it out for you at a much reduced cost.

try replacing your clutch cable with a Manually adjustable one that solved it on my 94 900 se , you may also try realigning the shifter linkage Assembly WITH THIS PROCEDURE good luck and please rate this -Jeff