Refitting hood (page 2 of 3)
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Hood (Cabrio)
70 BodyworkRefitting hood · page 2 of 3
- open the hood halfway and connect the belts and steel tensioning cables, inserting the pin in its housing using a hammer and drift;
- bring the hood into 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 of the front window are correctly aligned;
The reading should be between 5 and 9 mm.
- if this is not the case see page 34 for the adjustment of the front hood alignment;
- position the tensioning cable in its housing (see inset);
- insert the edge of the hood in the bodyshell channel;
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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