hello & welcome. I use to be like you just change the bushings & ball joint. after doing this many times IMO get a control arm off ebay & be done w/ the job in 1 hr or less. well good luck, 
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Hello everyone, I have finally bought my dream car and I can be sure that if this forum did not exist I probably wouldn't have bought my chevrolet cruze diesel automatic 2.0, I don't have any leasing on this car ? ? I own it fully.
In India chevrolet only sells the diesel variant and no petrol/gasoline options are available. I bought it used it @ 43000 kms and the owner used it immaculately.
I absolutely love this machine and Love driving it. Infact in the last month that I have it, I have driven it 8000kms already!! That's in a country where the average speed of traffic is 40km per hour. I obviously found roads were I could explore this machine.
Chevrolet service is the usual story here and the dealership wants to fleece at every opportunity it has. Let me explain this. I asked the dealership the price for the shift solenoid. Guess what, they don't change any solenoid. They said if there is a problem with the solenoid they change the whole TCM! Ouch!
I asked for the lower arm bushes and their price guess what! You got it! They change the whole lower arm if the bush is gone. I am a bit flabbergasted at this. I need the service manual for the diesel ASAP! Otherwise this car is going to be an expensive nightmare. Help me someone!
In India chevrolet only sells the diesel variant and no petrol/gasoline options are available. I bought it used it @ 43000 kms and the owner used it immaculately.
I absolutely love this machine and Love driving it. Infact in the last month that I have it, I have driven it 8000kms already!! That's in a country where the average speed of traffic is 40km per hour. I obviously found roads were I could explore this machine.
Chevrolet service is the usual story here and the dealership wants to fleece at every opportunity it has. Let me explain this. I asked the dealership the price for the shift solenoid. Guess what, they don't change any solenoid. They said if there is a problem with the solenoid they change the whole TCM! Ouch!
I asked for the lower arm bushes and their price guess what! You got it! They change the whole lower arm if the bush is gone. I am a bit flabbergasted at this. I need the service manual for the diesel ASAP! Otherwise this car is going to be an expensive nightmare. Help me someone!
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Thanks Eddie. And Boston boy I will definitely be doing the bush change. I don't have the repair manual though I guess I will have to figure it out. Is there a diesel specific repair manual in existence?
I think Helm makes a manual, but it's pretty expensive. I am not sure how applicable it would be to your car though, since it would have many things which are specific to the India market.Thanks Eddie. And Boston boy I will definitely be doing the bush change. I don't have the repair manual though I guess I will have to figure it out. Is there a diesel specific repair manual in existence?
I am guessing that the Indian model is close to the one that is sold in the UK. It's the right hand drive version. I know that I have the 2.0 Famz engine. I am trying to figure out which automatic transmission I have though. It's a six speed. But I am not sure if it's the 6t40 or 6t45 or some other variant. Anyway to figure that out?
I did read that someone had the European shop repair manual. The original posters have not visited the forums in a long time unfortunately. But I am sure that I will bump into someone.
I did read that someone had the European shop repair manual. The original posters have not visited the forums in a long time unfortunately. But I am sure that I will bump into someone.
I'd get under there and look for part numbers/markingsI am trying to figure out which automatic transmission I have though. It's a six speed. But I am not sure if it's the 6t40 or 6t45 or some other variant. Anyway to figure that out?
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