Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Removal Procedure
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
- Remove the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
Note: DO NOT re-use the lower control arm bolts and nuts. Discard and use NEW only.
- Remove wheel speed sensor wiring harness from control arm and steering knuckle.
- Remove and DISCARD the lower ball joint to knuckle nut and bolt (1).
- Separate the lower control arm from the knuckle.
- Remove and DISCARD the front lower control arm nut and bolt (1).
- Remove and DISCARD the rear lower control arm bushing nuts and bolts (1).
- Remove the lower control (1) arm from the front frame.
Lower Control Arm Replacement
Special Tools
EN-45059 Torque Angle Sensor Kit
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools. ...
Installation Procedure
Position the lower control arm (1) in the cradle.
Install and hand tighten the NEW rear lower control arm bushing nuts and
bolts (1).
Install and hand tighten the NEW fro ...
Other materials:
Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to Approved Equipment for Collision Repair Warning in the
Preface section.
Warning: Refer to Glass and Sheet Metal Handling Warning in the Preface section.
Disable the SIR System. Refer to SIR Disabling
and Enabling.
Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Batter ...
Traction Control System (TCS)
The vehicle has a Traction Control System (TCS) that limits wheel spin.
On a front-wheel-drive vehicle, the system operates if it senses that one or
both of the front wheels are spinning or beginning to lose traction. When this happens,
the system brakes the spinning wheel(s), and/or reduces en ...
Inflatable Restraint Module Handling and Scrapping
Special Tools
EL-38826 SIR Deployment Harness
EL-39401-B SIR Deployment Fixture
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools.
Live and Undeployed Inflator Module
Warning: Refer to SIR Inflator Module Handling and Storage Warning
in the Preface section.
Take special care when h ...
