Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Removal Procedure
- Turn the front wheels to the straight forward position and secure the
steering wheel from moving.

- Remove the 2 lower steering intermediate shaft bolts (1).
- Remove the steering intermediate shaft from the steering gear.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
- Remove the tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal
and Installation
- Remove the front compartment insulator, if equipped.
- Remove the engine shield, if equipped
- Remove the exhaust flexible pipe. Refer to Exhaust Flexible Pipe
Replacement.

- Remove lower stabilizer link shaft nut (2) on both sides.
- Remove stabilizer link shaft (1) from stabilizer shaft.
- Remove stabilizer link shaft (1) from stabilizer.

- Remove 4 fasteners (1) for the engine side cover on both
sides.

- Remove 4 fasteners (1) for the front engine compartment cover.

- Remove the front and rear transmission mount bracket bolts (1, 2).

- Remove and DISCARD 2 rear suspension frame bolts (2).
Remove rear frame reinforcements (1).

- Position and set hydraulic lifter in connection with CH 904 frame and CH
49289-50 adapter (2) onto suspension frame (1). Bent
from cover beside.
- Lower suspension frame max. 55 mm.

Note: In order to assure a correct installation of the insulators
ONLY remove and install the insulators side by side! Dismantled
MUST BE discarded.
- Remove and discard the two front stabilizer shaft insulator clamp bolts
(1).
- Remove the shaft insulator clamp (2).
Bend up clamp (2) slightly.

- Mark the location of the insulator (1) to the stabilizer shaft (2).
- Remove insulator (1) from stabilizer shaft (2).
Special Tools
CH 904 Underframe
EN 45059 Torque Angle Sensor Kit
CH 49289 Centering Adapter
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. ...
Install NEW stabilizer shaft insulators (1) to stabilizer shaft (2) so
that the slit in the insulator is facing the rear of the vehicle.
Install the insulator c 2. lamp to the insu ...
Other materials:
Forward Lamp Wiring Harness Replacement
Preliminary Procedures
Remove the front bumper. Refer to Front Bumper Fascia Replacement.
Remove the headlamp. Refer to Headlamp Replacement.
Using a scan tool, check for DTCs.
Forward Lamp Wiring Harness
Tip
Create a work area large enough to lay out the new and old wiring
ha ...
Airbag System
The vehicle has the following airbags:
• A frontal airbag for the driver.
• A frontal airbag for the front outboard passenger.
• A knee airbag for the driver.
• A knee airbag for the front outboard passenger.
• A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
• A seat-mounted side impac ...
Maps
This section includes basic information about the map database.
The data is stored in the internal flash memory that is used in the navigation
system.
Detailed Areas
Road network attributes are contained in the map database for detailed areas.
Attributes include information such as street nam ...