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 ...
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Transmission Indicators and Messages
The following transmission-related indicators and messages may be displayed on
the Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC). For a complete listing and description of all
vehicle indicators and messages, refer to Indicator/Warning
Message Description and Operation.
"TRANSMISSION HOT IDLE ...
Pretensioner Handling and Scrapping
Scrapping Procedure
During the course of a vehicles useful life, certain situations may arise
which will necessitate the disposal of a live (undeployed) pretensioner. The
following information covers the proper procedures for the disposing of a live
(undeployed) pretensioner. Deplo ...
Sunroof Motor/Actuator Initialization/Teach Process
Note: If the sunroof motor is new, cycle the sunroof seven?€‰(7) times
to teach the motor/actuator initialization process.
Perform the initialization/teach procedure on a reinstall motor or a new
motor. Ensure the electrical harness on the headliner is connected to the sunroof
mot ...
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