Refitting hood
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Hood (Cabrio) › Refitting hood
70 BodyworkRefitting hood · page 1 of 3
Refitting hood
- Fit the hood and temporarily tighten the bolts to the brackets, without tightening them fully;
3 ± 0.5 daNm
- place the hood in the closed position;
- working from inside the vehicle, turn the hood locking handles to the closed position, then check that the hood and the upper edge on the front window are perfectly aligned;
- check that the brackets are correctly positioned on the bodyshell using the dotted line (see previous page), then tighten the bolts fixing the brackets to the bodyshell to the recommended torque;
6 ± 1 daNm
- fit the compensators with the pin facing outwards to allow the subsequent attachment of the safety device;
- tighten the fixing nut to the recommended torque;
Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Fiat Punto
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Fiat Punto
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