Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Brake Pad and Rotor Burnishing
Warning:
Road test a vehicle under safe conditions and while obeying all traffic laws. Do not attempt any maneuvers that could jeopardize vehicle control. Failure to adhere to these precautions could lead to serious personal injury and vehicle damage.
Burnishing the brake pads and brake rotors is necessary in order to ensure that the braking surface are properly prepared after service has been performed on the disc brake system.
This procedure should be performed whenever the disc brake rotors have been refinished or replaced, and/or whenever the brake pads have been replaced.
- Select a smooth road with little or no traffic.
- Accelerate the vehicle to 48 km/h (30 mph).
- Using moderate pressure, apply the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. Do not allow the brakes to lock.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until approximately 20 stops have been completed. Allow sufficient cooling periods between stops in order to properly burnish the brake pads and rotors.
Note:
Use care to avoid overheating the brakes while performing this step as it may adversely affect the heating characteristics of the NEW brake pad material.
Brake Pad Inspection
Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning.
Inspect the disc brake pads at regular intervals, or whenever the tire and
wheel assemblies are removed from the vehicle.
If replacement ...
Front Disc Brake Pads Replacement
Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning.
Note: Always replace disc brake pads in axle sets.
Inspect the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservo ...
Other materials:
Front Side Door Window Regulator Motor Replacement
Front Side Door Window Regulator Motor Replacement
Callout
Component Name
Warning: Refer to Glass and Sheet Metal Handling Warning.
Preliminary Procedure
Remove the front side door window regulator. Front Side ...
Battery Positive and Negative Cable Replacement
Removal Procedure
Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable
Disconnection and Connection.
Remove the fuse block and battery positive cable cover.
Remove the battery tray. Refer to Battery Tray Replacement.
Remove the battery posit ...
Manual Transmission Shift Lever and Selector Lever Cable Replacement
Removal Procedure
Remove the battery tray. Refer to
Battery Tray Replacement.
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Disconnect the shift lever and selector cable ends (1)
from the transmission shift lever and selector levers.
Pull the cable retainers (2) to release the shift
leve ...
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