Chevrolet Cobalt Service & Repair Manual: Axle Shaft R&R
| Refer to Fig. 1
when performing the following procedure. |
| 1. |
Raise and support the vehicle. |
| 2. |
Remove the rear tires and wheels. |
| 3. |
Disconnect the rear brake pipes and
the hoses from the rear axle. |
| 4. |
Disconnect the parking brake cable
from the rear axle mounting bracket. |
| 5. |
Support the rear axle with a hydraulic
lift table. |
| 6. |
Remove the rear coil springs. |
| 7. |
Remove all rear axle mounting bracket
to body bolts. |
| 8. |
Use the hydraulic lift table to lower
the rear axle from the vehicle. |
| 9. |
Remove the rear axle bushing through
bolts and the rear axle mounting brackets. |
| 10. |
Reverse procedure to install, noting
the following: |
| |
a. |
Torque axle bushing through
bolts to 66 ft. lbs. |
| |
b. |
Torque rear axle bracket to
body bolts to 66 ft. lbs. |
|
Fig. 1 Axle shaft replacement
1.
Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2.
Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies.
3.
Insert a punch or dri ...
1.
Remove the wheel drive shaft from the
vehicle.
2.
Install the wheel drive shaft (2) into
a vise, Fig. 1
3 ...
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