Chevrolet Cruze Repair Manual: Rear Spring Insulator Replacement
Removal Procedure
- Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the
Vehicle.
- Support the rear axle with a tall jack stand near the shock absorber.
- Remove the lower shock bolt. Refer to Shock Absorber Replacement.
- Using the tall jack stands, slowly lower the rear axle in order to
remove tension from the rear springs.

- Remove the spring (1).

- Remove the lower and upper rear spring insulators (1, 2).
Installation Procedure

Note: The rear springs are indexed with the colored tag
toward the rear of the vehicle. No up/down or side to side orientation is
required.
- Install the lower and upper rear spring insulators (1, 2).

- Install the spring (1) with the spring tag toward the rear of the
vehicle, making sure the lower rear is seated into the lower spring
seat.
- Using the jack stands, raise the rear axle in order to compress
the rear springs.
- Install the lower shock absorber bolts. Refer to Shock Absorber
Replacement.
- Lower the vehicle.
Warning: Gas charged shock absorbers contain high pressure gas. Do
not remove the snap ring from inside the top of the tube. If the snap
ring is removed, the contents of the shock absorber will com ...
Removal Procedure
Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the
Vehicle.
Support the rear axle with a tall jack stand near the shock absorber.
Remove the lower sh ...
Other materials:
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 de ...
Instrument Panel
Instrument Panel Overview
1. Exterior Lamp Controls
Front Fog Lamps
Instrument Panel Illumination Control
2. Air Vents
3. Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer
Turn Signal Lever.
Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons.
4. Instrument Cluster
5. Driver Information Center (DIC)
6. Steering Wheel ...
Reduced Engine Power Light
The reduced engine power light should come on briefly as the engine is started.
If it does not come on, have the vehicle serviced by your dealer.
This light, along with the malfunction indicator lamp, displays when a noticeable
reduction in the vehicle's performance occurs. Stop the vehic ...