Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Replacement Wheels Description
Replace the wheel if any of the following conditions exist:
- The wheel exhibits excessive runout.
- The wheel is bent.
- The wheel is cracked.
- The wheel is severely rusted.
- The wheel is severely corroded.
- The wheel leaks air.
Warning:
If you are replacing the wheel(s), the wheel stud(s), the wheel nut(s) or the wheel bolt(s), install only new GM original equipment parts. Installation of used parts or non-GM original equipment parts may cause the wheel to loosen, loss of tire air pressure, poor vehicle handling and loss of vehicle control resulting in personal injury.
Note:
Air leaks caused by porosity on aluminum wheels are repairable.
Caution:
The use of non-GM original equipment wheels may cause:
- Damage to the wheel bearing, the wheel fasteners and the wheel
- Tire damage caused by the modified clearance to the adjacent vehicle components
- Adverse vehicle steering stability caused by the modified scrub radius
- Damage to the vehicle caused by the modified ground clearance
- Speedometer and odometer inaccuracy
Replace the wheel, the wheel studs and the wheel/nuts, or the wheel bolts if applicable, if any of the following conditions exist:
- The wheel has elongated bolt holes.
- The wheel/nuts, or bolts if applicable, loosen repeatedly.
Steel wheel identification is stamped into the wheel near the valve stem.
Aluminum wheel identification is cast into the inboard side of the wheel.
P-Metric Sized Tires Description
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Replacement tires should be ...
Scrub Radius Description
Ideally, the scrub radius is as small as possible. Normally, the SAI angle and
the centerline of the tire and the wheel intersect below the road surface, causing
a positive scrub radius. With stru ...
Other materials:
Power Windows
Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with the keys is dangerous for many reasons.
Children or others could be badly injured or even killed. They could operate the
power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move. The windows will
function and they could be seriously injured or k ...
Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement
Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement
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Preliminary Procedure
Remove the right and left windshield side garnish moldings. Refer
to Windshield Side Garnish Molding Replacement.
Remove the front floor c ...
Engine Oil Cooler Housing Removal
Remove the 2 engine oil cooler pipe bolts (1).
Remove the oil cooler pipe (2).
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Remove the 5 engine oil cooler housing bolts (2).
Remove the engine oil cooler housing (1).
Remove the engine oil cooler inlet pi ...
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