Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Tire Dismounting and Mounting (Bead Exercising)
- Most effective if done within 5 minutes of lube application.
- Tire exercising is required for all tires and should be done prior to balancing and checking for RFV.
- Lack of bead exercising will produce excessive RFV readings.
- Bead exercising can be performed using any tire mounting equipment equipped with upper and lower bead rollers.
- Bead exercising is to be performed on the inflated tire at placard pressure.
Tire Dismounting and Mounting
Caution: Use a tire changing machine in order to dismount tires. Do
not use hand tools or tire irons alone in order to remove the tire from the
wheel. Damage to the tire beads or the wheel ri ...
Tire Dismounting and Mounting (Lubricant)
Important:
Lubricant should be applied to form a thin, just visible layer,
on the bead foot and bead outer areas. There should not be any visible
clumps of lubricant.
Ne ...
Other materials:
Automatic Door Locks
The vehicle is programmed so that when the doors are closed, the ignition is
on, and the shift lever is moved out of P (Park) for automatic transmissions, or
when the vehicle speed is above 13 km/h (8 mph) for manual transmissions, the doors
and the trunk/liftgate will lock.
To unlock the doo ...
Interior Glass
To clean, use a terry cloth fabric dampened with water. Wipe droplets left behind
with a clean dry cloth. Commercial glass cleaners may be used, if necessary, after
cleaning the interior glass with plain water.
Caution
To prevent scratching, never use abrasive cleaners on automotive glass. Abr ...
Brake Rotor Thickness Measurement
Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning.
If the inboard friction surface of the brake rotor is not accessible, reposition
and support the caliper with the brake pads. Refer to Front Disc Brake Pads
Replacement.
Clean the friction surfaces of the brake rotor with denatured al ...
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