Front Leaf Spring, Loaded At Center; Front Leaf Spring, Installed On Car; Spring Deflection Test - Fiat 500L Workshop Manual

FRONT LEAF SPRING, LOADED AT CENTER

Load P
Position
lbs
2
220.5
3
440.9*
• When testing the spring never exceed 440.9 lbs load.

FRONT LEAF SPRING, INSTALLED ON CAR

Position
Initial load for flexibi-
1
lity check-up
2
Static load . . . .
Final load for flexibi-
3
lity check-up . .
Metal-to-metal deflec-
4
tion load . . . .
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.
F500
Camber
in
5.3936 ± .2362
Load P
lbs
220.5
. .
297.6
330.7
451.9
FIG 8:5
Elastic give-in from pos. 2
4.9212 ± .2362
FREE SPRING
125 ± 6 mm
Camber Elastic give-in from pos. 1
in
1.1023
±.1181
1.7125±.0984

Spring deflection test

Flexibility, between
in in/100 lbs
2.23 ±.10
137 ± 6 mm (5.3936" ± .2362")
(2.3622")
60 mm
Flexibility between
in in/100 lbs
pos. 2 and pos. 3
pos. 1 and pos. 3
1.55 ± .07
89