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Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Rear Spring Replacement

Removal Procedure

  1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
  2. Support the rear axle with a tall jack stand near the shock absorber.
  3. Remove the lower shock bolt. Refer to Shock Absorber Replacement.
  4. Using the tall jack stands, slowly lower the rear axle in order to remove tension from the rear springs.

  1. Remove the spring (1).

  1. Remove the upper spring seat/jounce bumper (1) from the spring, while leaving the lower spring seat on the axle.

Installation Procedure

  1. Install the upper spring seat/jounce bumper (1) on the spring.

  1. Install the spring (1) making sure the lower coil is seated   into the lower spring seat.
  2. Using the jack stands, raise the rear axle in order to compress the rear springs.
  3. Install the lower shock absorber bolts. Refer to Shock Absorber Replacement.
  4. Lower the vehicle.
Rear Spring Insulator Replacement
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Rear Axle Replacement
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Other materials:

Interior Lamps Dimming
This group includes lamps which may dim. This group may use a combination of vacuum fluorescent illumination, LEDs and incandescent lamps HVAC control module, head assembly Rear HVAC control module, head assembly Radio Rear seat audio The instrument panel cluster The PRNDL lamp, wit ...

Headlamps, Front Turn Signal and Parking Lamps
1. Parking/Turn Signal Lamp 2. High-Beam Headlamp/ Low-Beam Headlamp and DRL High-Beam Headlamp/ Low-Beam Headlamp and DRL 1. Open the hood 2. For the driver side bulb, remove the windshield washer bottle filler neck by firmly pulling it straight up and out of the bottle. 3. Remove the co ...

Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Reconnection
Removal Procedure Turn on the radio and record all of the customer radio station presets. Ensure that all lamps and accessories are turned off. Turn the ignition OFF and remove the ignition key. Warning: Refer to Battery Disconnect Warning in the Preface section. Loosen the negati ...

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