Squealing pad solution
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Originally Posted by jschindler
- I certainly did not mean to come across as flaming him. But when anyone makes a statement like he made, then follows it up with a contradiction, he's gonna get blasted. It's just the law of the forum. We don't want to do it to the poor guy, but we have to. I think it's in the rules 
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Oh, and back on topic.....as alluded to in one of the replies here: one member posted that he was at the birthday bash and in speaking w/ some GM Engineers, he mentioned the squealing brakes on his Z51 C6. They had him meet them at the factory the next day and they put on some different pads, that according to this guy, were now being installed on new Z51's on the line. We need to find out the part numbers for those pads. I have a feeling they are NOT the $330 ceramic pads.
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Originally Posted by need-for-speed
That's right. If we don't bend him over, we have to give everyone else a free pass. Hell, where's the fun in that ???
Plus, I think Au n Egl can probably handle it.
Anyway, if anybody wants to change pads and doesn't know how to do it, I just posted a how-to DIY in the Tech Section under a thread called "ceramic break (sic) pads". Click here to see it:
Replacing Brake Pad Thread
Bob
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I guess I'm just lucky so far. I have a Z51 w/3500 miles in two months. I do get a lot of black dust, will not come off with power wash, have to hand wash them a lot. Maybe it helps but I have not heard one squeek yet. But I read all post to get ready if I start getting the 'squeak'.
I see your fustration, and I surely would not like the squeak in my Vette. I have not read one post that actually addressed the proper solution yet. If someone actually had the squeak and changed the pads and that was the 'fix' would like to hear. Probably a lot of us would like to hear.
I see your fustration, and I surely would not like the squeak in my Vette. I have not read one post that actually addressed the proper solution yet. If someone actually had the squeak and changed the pads and that was the 'fix' would like to hear. Probably a lot of us would like to hear.
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Originally Posted by need-for-speed
Oh, and back on topic.....as alluded to in one of the replies here: one member posted that he was at the birthday bash and in speaking w/ some GM Engineers, he mentioned the squealing brakes on his Z51 C6. They had him meet them at the factory the next day and they put on some different pads, that according to this guy, were now being installed on new Z51's on the line. We need to find out the part numbers for those pads. I have a feeling they are NOT the $330 ceramic pads.
