Chevrolet Sonic Repair Manual: Gears Cleaning and Inspection (Gen 2)
- Gears
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- Clean the following gears in a suitable solvent and air dry all the parts.
Warning:
Wear safety glasses to avoid injury when using compressed air or any cleaning solvent. Bodily injury may occur if fumes are inhaled or if skin is exposed to chemicals.
- 1st Gear (1)
- 2nd Gear Assembly (4)
- 3rd Gear Assembly (3)
- 4th Gear Assembly (2)
- 5th Gear Assembly - Driven (5)
- 5th Gear - Driving (6)
- Inspect the gear tooth surfaces on all the gears for the following conditions:
- Cracks
- Pitting
- Nicks
- Chipped gear teeth
- High spots ?small shiny spots on the gear teeth mating surfaces
- Input Shaft
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- Clean the input shaft (1) in a suitable solvent.
- Clean and air dry the oil gallery.
- Inspect the input shaft bearing surfaces for the following conditions:
- Wear
- Lack of lubricant
- Debris embedded in the oil grooves
- Brinelling
- Inspect the input shaft splines for wear or damage.
- Replace the input shaft if any of the above conditions are found.
- Main Shaft
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- Clean the main shaft (1) in a suitable solvent.
- Clean and air dry the oil gallery.
- Inspect the main shaft bearing surfaces for the following conditions:
- Wear
- Lack of lubricant
- Debris embedded in the oil grooves
- Brinelling
- Inspect the main shaft splines for wear or damage.
- Replace the main shaft if any of the above conditions are found.
- Reverse Gears and Shaft
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- Clean the reverse spur gear (1), reverse helical gear (2), and shaft (5) in a suitable solvent and air dry all the parts.
- Inspect the reverse spur gear bushings (4) and reverse helical gear bushings (3) for the following conditions:
- Excessive wear
- Scoring
- Pitting
- Replace the reverse gears if the bushings are faulty.
- Inspect the reverse gear shaft for the following conditions:
- Excessive wear
- Scoring
- Pitting
- Replace the reverse gear shaft if it is faulty.
Gears Cleaning and Inspection (Gen 1)
Gears
Warning: Wear safety glasses to avoid injury when using compressed
air or any cleaning solvent. Bodily injury may occur if fumes are inhaled
or if skin is exp ...
Input Shaft Assemble
Special Tools
J-840733 Driver
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools.
Note: Ensure the input shaft rear bearing retaining ring (2) is
placed on the input s ...
Other materials:
Wiper/Washer System Description and Operation
Wiper/Washer System Components
The wiper/washer system consists of the following electrical components:
Windshield Wiper Relay
Windshield Wiper Speed Control Relay
Windshield Washer Pump Relay
Windshield Washer Pump
Windshield Wiper Motor
Windshield Wiper/Washer Switch
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Parking Brake Adjustment (Drum Brake)
Note: The park brake cable adjusting nut is a nylon lock type. Use
ONLY HAND TOOLS whenever tightening or loosening the adjusting nut.
Apply and fully release the park brake several times. Verify that the park
brake lever releases completely.
Turn ON the ignition. Verify the red B ...
Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) System DTC Table
Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) System DTC Table
System
DTCs Required to Set System Status to YES
If an inspection/maintenance system status indicator did not update to
yes during the Inspection/Maintenance Complete System
Set Pro ...
0.0048