Coil springs

Make

Fiat

Model

Punto (176) Factory Service Manual

Year

1993–1999

Section

Technical data (1242 SPI CF2) › Coil springs

00 Introduction and technical dataCoil springs

Front suspension independent, Mac Pherson type with track control arms connected by two flexible bushes to a cross member.
Offset coil springs and double acting hydraulic shock absorbers.
For-life joints.

Coil springs

Coil springs
Part number		7778396	(▲) 7778399
Diameter of wire	mm	12,2±0,1	11,5±0,1
Number of turns		3,25	4,25
Direction of coil		clockwise
Height of spring released	mm	331	389
Height of spring under load of:	270 ± 10 daN mm	210,5	-
	290 ± 10 daN mm	-	210,5
The springs are subdivided into two cate- gories, identifiable by a mark
yellow (1) for those under a load of:	270 ± 10 daN height of mm	>210,5	-
	290 ± 10 daN height of mm	-	>210,5
green (1) for those under a load of:	270 ± 10 daN height of mm	≤210,5	-
	290 ± 10 daN height of mm	-	≤210,5

(1) Springs of the same category must be fitted.

(▲) Versions fitted with air conditioning

Shock absorbers

Shock absorbers
Type: telescopic, double acting		Telescopic, hydraulic, double acting
Part number		7778834
Travel (start of damping action)	mm	171
Maximum extension	mm	466±2,5

01 General