Repair Information - Suspension
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Chevrolet Spark. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Danger of injury! NEVER use heat to release a joint connection e.g. a knuckle to ball joint.
- Before performing operations involving a risk of an electrical short circuit, the battery negative cable must be disconnected.
- Microencapsulated bolts must not be re-used and have to be DISCARDED after removal. Clean the thread of the bore and replace the bolt with a new one. Service may offer new bolts, which are not microencapsulated. In this case, apply a GM approved thread lock agent to the new bolt.
- Torque-to-yield fasteners must not be re-used and have to be DISCARDED after removal. Always replace torque-to-yield fasteners with new fasteners.
- Self-locking nuts must not be re-used and have to be DISCARD after removal. Always replace self-locking nuts with new ones.
- Danger of injury! Only use suitable and GM approved special tools to perform service repairs on suspension parts.
- Always replace damping bushings, damping rings and springs pairwise.
- Shock absorbers can be replaced individually, as long as the mileage of the vehicle has not exceeded 50.000 km (31.000 mi) and the shock absorber is replaced by a new one with the same part number.