Chevrolet Cruze Owners Manual: Wheel Replacement
Replace any wheel that is bent, cracked, or badly rusted or corroded. If wheel nuts keep coming loose, the wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts should be replaced.
If the wheel leaks air, replace it.
Some aluminum wheels can be repaired. See your dealer if any of these conditions exist.
Your dealer will know the kind of wheel that is needed.
Each new wheel should have the same load-carrying capacity, diameter, width, offset, and be mounted the same way as the one it replaces.
Replace wheels, wheel bolts, wheel nuts, or Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) sensors with new GM original equipment parts.
WARNING
Using the wrong replacement wheels, wheel bolts, or wheel nuts can be dangerous. It could affect the braking and handling of the vehicle. Tires can lose air, and cause loss of control, causing a crash. Always use the correct wheel, wheel bolts, and wheel nuts for replacement.
Notice: The wrong wheel can also cause problems with bearing life, brake cooling, speedometer or odometer calibration, headlamp aim, bumper height, vehicle ground clearance, and tire or tire chain clearance to the body and chassis.
Used Replacement Wheels
WARNING
Replacing a wheel with a used one is dangerous. How it has been used or how far it has been driven may be unknown. It could fail suddenly and cause a crash.
When replacing wheels, use a new GM original equipment wheel.
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance
The tires and wheels were aligned and balanced at the factory to provide the
longest tire life and best overall performance. Adjustments to wheel alignment and
tire balancing will not be necessary ...
Tire Chains
WARNING
Do not use tire chains. There is not enough clearance. Tire chains used on
a vehicle without the proper amount of clearance can cause damage to the brakes,
suspension, or other vehicle pa ...
Other materials:
Installation Procedure
Cut the front compartment upper side rail in corresponding locations to
fit the remaining original panel. The sectioning joint should
be trimmed to allow a gap of one-and-one-half-times the metal thickness at
the sectioning joint.
Create a 50 mm (2 in) backing plate from the unused ...
Drive Belt Replacement
Special Tools
EN 6349 Locking Pin
For equivalent regional tools, refer to Special Tools.
Removal Procedure
Open the hood.
Remove the power steering pump belt. Refer to Power Steering Pump Belt
Replacement.
Raise the vehicle by its full height. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the
Vehicl ...
Tire Designations
Tire Size
The following is an example of a typical passenger vehicle tire size.
(1) Passenger (P-Metric) Tire: The United States version of a metric tire
sizing system. The letter P as the first character in the tire size means a passenger
vehicle tire engineered to standards set by the U.S. ...
