Refitting
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- GTV / Spider GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Hood › Refitting
70 BodyworkRefitting
– With the help of another operator, raise the hood releasing the connection brackets from the lower screw left in its seat and remove the hood.
- Remove any thicknesses on the connection surfaces of the hood brackets.
REFITTING
- Screw the lower rest screws of the hood connection brackets, without tightening them.
- Position the hood on the car, in the open position and resting on the lower screws.
- Screw, without tightening them, upper screws fastening hood fastening brackets.
– Close the hood and hook it at the front.
- Screw, without tightening them, the centre screws fastening the hood fastening brackets.
– Raise the rear of the hood, close the hood cover and hook the hood.
- Check the front alignment between the longitudinal seals and the outer windscreen seal, the profile of the front arc and the windscreen crossmember.
- Check the alignment and uniformity of the distance between the front hood arc and the upper windscreen crossmember. Check that the outer windscreen seal is squeezed uniformly.
- Check that there is no interference between the centering pins and their seats and also that the front hooks work perfectly.
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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