Chevrolet Sonic Owner's Manual: Finish Damage
Quickly repair minor chips and scratches with touch-up materials available from your dealer to avoid corrosion. Larger areas of finish damage can be corrected in your dealer's body and paint shop.
Sheet Metal Damage
If the vehicle is damaged and requires sheet metal repair or replacement, make
sure the body repair shop applies anti-corrosion material to parts repaired or replaced
to restore corrosion protecti ...
Chemical Paint Spotting
Airborne pollutants can fall upon and attack painted vehicle surfaces causing
blotchy, ring-shaped discolorations, and small, irregular dark spots etched into
the paint surface. See “Finish Care ...
Other materials:
Brake Pressure Modulator Valve Bracket Replacement
Removal Procedure
Remove the brake pressure modulator valve (BPMV) and bracket assembly.
Refer to Brake Pressure Modulator Valve Replacement.
Remove the BPMV bolts (1).
Remove the BPMV bracket.
Installation Procedure
Install the BPMV br ...
Brake Rotor/Drum Balance Inspection
Support the vehicle drive axle on a suitable hoist. Refer to Lifting and
Jacking the Vehicle.
Remove the tire and wheel assemblies from the drive axle. Refer to Tire
and Wheel Removal and Installation.
Warning: Refer to Work Stall Test Warning.
Reinstall the wheel nuts in ...
Thrust Angles Description
The front wheels aim or steer the vehicle. The rear wheels control tracking.
This tracking action relates to the thrust angle (3). The thrust angle is the path
that the rear wheels take. Ideally, the thrust angle is geometrically aligned with
the body centerline (2).
In the i ...
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