Front Suspension - Fiat Bravo Service Manual

Bravo-Brava
Technical data
Front suspension
00.44
Front suspension independent, Mac Pherson type with steel track control arms anchored to an auxil­
iary cross member. Offset coil springs and double acting telescopic shock abosrbers. Anti-roll torsion
bar.
Coil springs
ENGINE TYPE
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12V
tea*
)
lev
tap
16V 20V
Diameter of wire mm
Number of turns
Direction of coil
Height of spring released mm
/ 303
H-
335 daN
1 (320,5 - 346,5 daN)*
m m
Height of spring ) 340 + 368 daN
under a load of: \ (352 - 382 daN)*
m m
I 344 daN
V (369 daN)*
m m
The springs are subdivided into two cate­
gories, identifiable by a mark
/ 319 daN
1 (333,5 daN)* height of mm
yellow (1) for ) 354 daN
those under \ (367 daN)* height of mm
d load ot: 1 „ « . . . ,
1 344 daN
\^ (369,2 daN)*
h e i
9 h t of mm
/ 319 daN
( (333,5 daN)*
n e i
Qht of mm
green (1) tor J
3 5 4 d a N
those under < (357 d
a
N)* height of mm
a load ot. 1 „ „ . ,
K1
1 344 daN
V (369 daN)* height of mm
12,2±0,05
12,5 ± 0,05
(12,7±0,05)*
13,2 ± 0,05
3,75
clockwise
449,2 (461)*
192
-
-
> 1 9 2
-
-
^ 1 9 2
-
-
461 (454)*
192
> 1 9 2
-
-
^ 1 9 2
-
404,5(419,6)*
-
-
192
-
> 1 9 2
-
-
< 1 9 2
(1) Springs of the same category must be fitted.
(*) For vehicles with air conditioning.
( • ) For versions with automatic transmission, see the third volume.
Shock absorbers
Type: telescopic, double acting
(low pressure gas)
Open (start of damping action)
Closed (metal against metal)
Travel
mm
mm
mm
WAY-ASSAUTO
518 ± 2,5
361 ± 2,5
157
511 ± 2,5
354 ± 2,5
157
Stabilizer bar
Diameter of stabilizer bar
mm 22 23
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