What did you do TO your Cruze today?

Since the Cruze decided one day into our trip that the right rear brake was metal to metal (and we were up there for 9 nights, in total), I had to tackle those after we got back (it was pretty obnoxious, and you could hear it, even off the brakes, from outside the car - I drove as much as I could without using the brakes), and today was the day.

Right rear brake didn't look that great from the outside:


Even worse once I got the wheel off:



Hmm, I wonder which pad is bad? The outboard pad is pretty obviously only the backing plate, but even though the inboard pad still has thickness left, it's oddly colored and I do not think it was really making "solid" contact with the rotor:




The right rear rotor - outboard was metal to metal, but there's pretty obviously no good contact patch on the inboard side of the rotor either (don't mind the...missing sections...that was from the hammer to remove the rotor off the hub):



Old versus new (ACDelco GM Original Equipment) rotor:




Old versus new (also ACDelco GM OE) pads:



Right rear brake back together:


Left rear brake didn't look as bad:



Pads have a good amount of life left, too:


...except the outer pad and the backing plate immediately came apart:

Rotor wasn't as bad on this side (again, ignore the inboard side - that's from the hammer):



Old versus new:



Left rear rotor on:


Old versus new pads:



Left rear brake back together:



With those all done, I decided to tackle cleaning the throttle plate and EGR valve again - car was starting to idle a bit rough on a cold start (and occasionally, starts would take an extra couple revolutions to catch), so it was time to clean them.

Intake looks gross, as does the throttle plate:



All cleaned:



EGR was plenty sooted up - valve actuation is definitely not as easy as it should be like this:




All clean! Valve operates far more smooth and easily:




Now my wife doesn't need to drive my Volt anymore, as her car is back in action!

Gotta package in the mail today...

new aero panels for underneath
right side has been gone for a couple years
left side is torn up

2017 Hatchback Premier w/RS 84,700 miles. Got some brand new shoes, today. 3rd set. First set of stockers, I had bad luck with nails and roofing staples from my new neighborhood.

Those were swapped out at 23,300. Second set, lasted 61,580 miles. I went straight back to the factory Michelin MXX4 Primacy that came on it. Road forced balanced at my local dealer. Love these tires.


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Took off the DDMworks leaky throttle body spacer and replaced with a BNR, boost test holds pressure for SO much longer.

Got the new wheels put on today. Top pic
Old wheels bottom pic

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Raised the bruiser an inch and a half made my own pcv Cruze kit no pictures of that yet but here’s my beast going to buy 225-230/17-18 studded snow tires she gonna be a winter monster👍🏼🤟🏼👌🏼

I wasn't expecting this to happen in November, but since it was 70 degrees (and was yesterday, and will be for a couple more days - freaking epic!), I gave the Cruze a good wash and wax (and then quick-detailed the Volt, since it was a good bit cleaner - probably could have stood to also be washed, but whatever, it worked).

Filled up and set my tire pressure at the station. It dropped down to the 30s here in Philly so I noticed on my dash the tires dipped down to 30 or 31psi. It always feels like a magic trick how your tire pressure just goes up or down with the weather.