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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual 2:12 Fault diagnosis
(a) Leakage or insufficient fuel delivered
1 Air vent in tank restricted
2 Petrol pipes blocked
3 Air leaks at pipe connections
4 Pump or carburetter filters blocked
5 Pump gasket

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual A tolerance of —10.+ 15 is permitted providing
that the value  is the same for  both rear  wheels. It is
important that  both rear  wheels are set to the same
angle otherwise uneven tyre wear and

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual to the  body and  proceed  as follows:
1  If the camber angle requires to be increased (see FIG
8:16)  add the same number of shims S on  both
screws D and E.
2  If the camber angle requires to be red

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual CHAPTER 10
THE BRAKING SYSTEM
10:1 Description
10:2 Maintenance
10:3 Front brakes
10:4 Rear brakes
10:5 Master cylinder
10:6 Wheel cylinder10:7 Self-adjusting device
10:8 Removing a flexible hose
10:9

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual FIG 10:1 Diagrammatic view of service and rear wheel parking brake system
Key to  Fig  10:1 1 Bleeder connections 2 Brake fluid reservoir 3 Service brake pedal 4 Hand lever, mechanical
parking brake o

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual 2 Using  Fiat puller A.46023 as shown in FIG 8 : 9
remove the wheel grease cap.
3 Using a universal t w o leg puller or Fiat puller A.40005
together w i t h items 1  and 9 remove the wheel hub/
drum a

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual FIG 10:5 Section view of right side rear brake assembly
(500 Station Wagon)
FIG 10:6 Sectional view of a self-adjusting device for
automatic brake shoe-to-drum clearance take-up (500
Sedan)
Key  to

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual FIG 10:7 Master cylinder section
Key to Fig 10:7 1 Plug and spring seat 2 Body 3 Front wheel brake line duct 4 Plunger return spring
5 Compensating hole 6 Plug 7 Supply duct 8 Fluid inlet hole  9 Plun

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual 10:9 Brake fluid reservoir
The reservoir is located in the front compartment to the
side of the fuel tank as shown  in FIG 10:9. Should it be
necessary to detach the fluid outlet line from  the reserv

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FIAT 500 1957 1.G Workshop Manual When the pedal is applied, it moves the rear (primary)
piston to pressurise the front brakes through the rear port.
This, in turn, forces the front (secondary) piston down the
bore to pressurise the r