Leaf spring
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- 500 Classic Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1957–1975
- Section
- Leaf spring › Leaf spring
Leaf spring
Description
The spring comprises a main leaf and four assister leaves. Specially shaped polyethylene insulation strips are fitted between the leaves which are held together by a centre bolt and two elastically mounted side clips as shown in FIG 8:1 . The leaf spring is attached to the • When testing the spring never exceed 440.9 lbs load.
| 1 | Kingpin housing |
| 2 | Estendblock |
| 3 | Pin, swinging arm to kingpin housing |
| 4 | Half-arm |
| 5 | and |
| 6 | Nut and splitpin |
| 7 | Screw, welded on body |
| 8 | Nut, mounting, pin 13 to body |
| 9 | Rubber buffer mounting nut |
| 10 | Body panel |
| 11 | and |
| 12 | Camber and castor adjustment shims |
| 13 | Pin, swinging arm to body |
| 14 | Spacer |
| 15 | Cups, for rubber bush |
| 16 | Rubber bush |
Spring specifications are intended at assembly conditions, i. e., with pre-compressed rubber pads and without bumpers. Give-in check-up must be carried out by loading both eyes simultaneously. kingpin housings by 'estendblocks' which are fitted in the main leaf eyes. A specially shaped rubber buffer is mounted on the spring centre bolt.
| 1 | Half-arms |
| 2 | Pin, arm to body mounting |
| 3 | Pin, arm to kingpin housing mounting 4 and 5 Washer and nut |
| 6 | and 8 Cups, rubber bushes |
| 7 | Rubber bushes |
| 9 | and |
| 10 | Sptitpins and nuts, mounting, pin (2) to arms |
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