[supawiz6991]

Hi,
This past Sunday I rebuilt the rear drum brakes of my 2012 Chevy Cruze
Drums
Spring kit
Adjuster
Wheel cylinder.

All went well and then I had my local shop flush the brake fluid system and put all new fluid in.

Now on the other side of this project and looking back I have to ask... does anyone else have a mother of a time finding parts for this car locally?

Seems like every part I check Advance, Auto Zone, Napa and O'Reilly's for is marked "Not in stock" and can only be ordered online.

During this project, I had left the driver side drum off to use that side as a reassembly reference for the passenger side . Like a dummy I forgot to put it back on before bleeding the passenger side brake and blew out the wheel cylinder.

I got luckily..sort of... O'Reilly's had one..exactly one in the area and since no one else had it they charged my $37 for it.

Is this a problem all over because of some GM crap or is it just my area? (I'm in Pittsburgh).

 

[supawiz6991]

Come on Eddy....WTF. LOL

The availability issue is pretty widespread, drum brake cars are less common. The $37 issue is an Oreillys thing. An ACDelco is probably that much at a dealer.(they are less than $20online) At my local AutoZone(and in Pittsburgh) the cylinder is $21.

Its not just brakes though. Thermostat.. had to be ordered through the dealer cause the parts stores didn't have it. Windshield wiper control arm, E-Brake cables, the list goes on.

I love this car but I find it very difficult to find most parts on the shelf for this.

I can find them online easy enough.. Rock Auto has most everything.

Is this lack of on the shelf parts GM's doing or what?