Disassembly
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Seicento Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1998–2010
- Section
- Front suspension › Disassembly
- Remove the front damper.
Disassembly
- Place the front damper (1a) on the pneumatic tool for compressing springs (1b)
| 🔧 | Name | Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | Support | 1.874.555.000 |
- Compress the damper spring.
- Slacken the nut (2a) locking the damper stem using the tool (2b)
| 🔧 | Name | Code |
|---|---|---|
| 2b | Wrench | 1.857.510.000 |
- Release the damper spring.
- Withdraw the components from the front damper unit.
Reassembly
Note: For replacing dampers adhere to the following instructions.
- If the dampers have been used for over 20,000/25,000 Km always replace both dampers of each axle together, taking care to assemble dampers of the same type among those provided as spares on the same axle.
- If the dampers have been used for less than 20,000/25,000 Km only one damper may be changed, provided that the new one is of the same type and after checking that the other damper is in perfect operating conditions.
- Insert the components on the front damper unit.
- Compress the damper spring using the pneumatic tool for compressing springs
| 🔧 | Name | Code |
|---|---|---|
| - | Support | 1.874.555.000 |
- Lock the damper stem using the tool (1a) and screw the nut (1b) without tightening it
(Cont.d.)
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