Changing the hood canvas (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- GTV / Spider GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Hood
70 BodyworkChanging the hood canvas · page 2 of 2
- Working from each side, remove the rearscreen elastic tape button.
- Slacken the two screws of the plate.
- Release the plate of the tensioning cable in the rear area.
- Release the other end of the cable from the spring.
- Withdraw the cable from the slot in the hood canvas.
- Release the tensioning cable from its spring in the front area.
- Release the cable withdrawing it from the two rings.
- Detach the edges of the hood canvas from the connection surfaces of the door surround vertical seal grooves.
- Remove the rivet fastening each side loop.
- Slacken the two screws fastening the hood canvas to each rib.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Alfa Romeo GTV / Spider
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Alfa Romeo GTV / Spider
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