Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Tires

Tire and Wheel Runout Specifications

Tire and Wheel Runout Specifications Application Specification Metric English Tire and Wheel Assemb ...

All Seasons Tires Description

Most GM vehicles are equipped with steel belted all-season radial tires as standard equipment. These tires qualify as snow tires, with a higher than average rating for snow traction than the n ...

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Torque Lock (Automatic Transmission)
If you are parking on a hill and you do not shift the transmission into P (Park) properly, the weight of the vehicle may put too much force on the parking pawl in the transmission. You may find it difficult to pull the shift lever out of P (Park). This is called “torque lock.” To prevent t ...

Tire and Wheel Balancing (Collet Cone Selection)
Important: Never use the hub cap bore to center the wheel onto the balancer. The pilot bore (on the hub side of the wheel) is machined to be concentric to very tight non - standard tolerances. The bottom cap bore is not machined to this same degree of precision. Accurate mac ...

Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Removal
Caution: Refer to Engine Coolant Thermostat Housing Caution. Remove the engine coolant thermostat housing retainer nut (4). Remove the engine coolant thermostat housing retainer (1). Remove the 4 engine coolant thermostat housing bolts (3). Remo ...