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Anyone's C6 brakes squeaking yet??
02-13-2005, 08:34 PM
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Vespa-Vette
I have the Z51 Low speed squeak! Just have to brake later and brake harder 
02-13-2005, 09:43 PM
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Safety Car
Originally Posted by C-5 TECH
The C5 GM ceramic pads fit the C6 including the Z51 option.Go to the dealer and have them installed under warranty.I have installed a few sets of the GM ceramics on the C6 to address brake squeek concerns including the Z51... 
Put C5 ceramic pads on my Z51 C6. End of squeak (and dust)!
02-13-2005, 09:52 PM
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Making CFOT Great Again
2000 squeak-free miles. I do not have Z-51.
02-13-2005, 11:13 PM
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Burning Brakes
Z51 / MN6 550 miles: no squeaks.
Do your brake pads have the thick factory-installed rubber anti-squeal shims like mine? Maybe that is a change from no shims/thin shims... or all C6's have those???
Do your brake pads have the thick factory-installed rubber anti-squeal shims like mine? Maybe that is a change from no shims/thin shims... or all C6's have those???
02-14-2005, 10:55 AM
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My new C6(traded my yellow one) squeaks worse than my yellow one did. I put ceramic pads ont he yellow one but traded it, and now I have to get some for this one. This has been an issue with EVERY C5 and C6 I have owned! They can make non squeaking brakes for a Cavalier, but not a Corvette!?
03-02-2005, 11:57 PM
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"SqueeaaaL"
Z51 A4
Heck no... mine don't squeal...I'm "special"....
Hell yes they squeal...!!! Have from day 2...
If you turn the music down...I'm willing to bet all the Z51's squeal.
But you have to actually remove the car from the garage and drive it!
Heck no... mine don't squeal...I'm "special"....
Hell yes they squeal...!!! Have from day 2...
If you turn the music down...I'm willing to bet all the Z51's squeal.
But you have to actually remove the car from the garage and drive it!
04-10-2005, 04:19 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07
My Z51 starting squeaking at low speed after 100 miles and stopped a few days later. None since - 860 (s)miles and counting.
04-10-2005, 04:25 PM
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Melting Slicks
1046 miles, with Z51 and just heard my first peep out of those things. I'll write it off to just washing the car(Yea, right!!)--e
04-11-2005, 10:59 AM
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Instructor
My Z51 brakes have 4500 miles on them and they have squealed from mile 1! Now that the top is off it is very noticeable and annoying.
Everything else is perfect and I love this machine.
Everything else is perfect and I love this machine.
04-11-2005, 11:17 AM
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I first noticed my Z51 brake squeal at about 400 miles. It's not that loud, doesn't always happen, and I usually barely even notice it. If it stays like this then it's fine with me.
