Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Front Wheel Drive Intermediate Shaft Replacement

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Front Wheel Drive Intermediate Shaft Replacement
Callout	Component Name
Preliminary Procedure Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle. Remove the wheel drive shaft assembly from the vehicle. Refer to Front Wheel Drive Shaft Replacement.
1	Front Wheel Drive Intermediate Shaft Bracket Bolt (Qty: 3) Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution. Tighten 22 Y (16 lb ft)
2	Front Wheel Drive Intermediate Shaft Procedure Check the transmission fluid level and fill to the proper level, if needed. Refer to Transmission Fluid Level and Condition Check.

Crankshaft and Bearing Removal

Identify all the connecting rod bearing caps (1). Remove the 4 bolts. Remove the connecting rod bearing caps 1 and 4 (1). Turn the crankshaft through 180 ...

Engine Front Cover Gasket Installation

Clean the sealing surfaces and remove all remains of old sealing compound material. Note: The thickness of the sealing bead should be 2 mm (0.0787 in). App ...

Other materials:

Flushing
Special Tools BO 42220 Universal 12V Leak Detection Lamp GE 41447 R-134A A/C Tracer Dye Box of 24 GE 45268 A/C Flush Adapter Kit For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Note: Flushing with the ACR 2000 is not intended to remove metal from the A/C ...

Drive Range, First Gear Engine Braking (Gen 1)
When the gear selector lever is moved to the Drive (D) range from the Neutral (N) position, the transmission will provide engine braking. In this operating range, the normally-low 1234 pressure control solenoid 5 is commanded ON and, in the engine braking mode, the following changes occur with ...

Crankshaft and Bearing Cleaning and Inspection
Special Tools EN-45059 Torque Angle Sensor Kit GE-571-B Dial Gauge For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. Crankshaft End Play, Check Note: Crankshaft attached with crankshaft bearing caps. Install the GE-571-B gauge (1). ...

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