To remove
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2001 Saab 9-5. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Release the Maxi-fuse holder.
- Unplug the electrical connector on the anti-theft alarm.
- Cut off the cable ties securing the positive battery cable to the main fuse box.
- Undo the nuts and move the main fuse box out of the way.
- Suspend the main fuse box from a cable tie.
- Use a brake pedal clamp to depress the brake pedal about 50 mm to prevent brake fluid from running out of the master cylinder.
- Unplug the connector and tuck it out of the way.
- Use compressed air to clean the surfaces around the brake-pipe couplings.
- Undo the brake-pipe couplings using a brake pipe spanner and plug the openings.
- Undo the two nuts on the hydraulic unit.
- Place a cover over the splash guard to protect it from any brake-fluid spillage.
- Lift out the hydraulic unit, taking care not to damage the pipes.