Wheel weights on my Camaro's calipers

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by Teleplayer

I have it from a good source that this is a special "abuse telltale" indicator which was required by Brembo.

Apparently early on when GM wanted to get Brembo to help with the design, there was some resistance because of the notorious way that Camaro drivers like to drive their cars - to the absolute limit. And Brembo did not want to be on the hook for warranty work in the case where the brakes were abused. So part of the deal was for GM to develop a system which would detect any excessive abuse of the braking system.

Now as we all know, GM is hanging by a thread, and well they sort of forgot about this agreement until the last minute. Rather than delay the release of the car and spend all sorts of $$ on development, they came up with this ingenious last-minute fix.

If a hard stop is made from any speed above 140 MPH, the lead weights will melt, thereby indicating abuse of the system.

I have also heard that production has slowed due to a shortage of wheel weights.

You, sir, are an artist and that is a masterpiece.

Originally Posted by Supermans

Should it have been shipped like that? I personally wouldn't have if Brembo was able to ship a replacement part quickly enough and it seems they already have started shipping fixed ones since some of you don't have this problem..[/B]

Have you seen all the people screaming about not having their car, about feeling like they'd have it sooner if none were shipped to Avis first, etc? The buyers would not have taken kindly to that.

Originally Posted by ROBZ 28

I WORK FOR A GM DEALER AND NOT THAT I LOOK AT EVERY CALIPER BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. I HAVE SEEN SOME CRAZY THINGS IN THE AFTERMARKET THOUGH.

There's no need to yell. You can turn off your Caps Lock key.

[phatman]

Originally Posted by kdoske

Ug, its pretty obvious what they are for. I decided to illustrate it with the drawing below...


(if you need more detail just ask)

Wow - you just have too much time onyour hands...

[richardhoggard]

OK, last night when I went to see if I had weights, I must have missed them because it was dark out, but my car does have the same weights... sorry that I added to the conspiracy theories... all of the cars have them now.

[Gameover]

Originally Posted by richardhoggard

OK, last night when I went to see if I had weights, I must have missed them because it was dark out, but my car does have the same weights... sorry that I added to the conspiracy theories... all of the cars have them now.

I guess if it solves the problem, then it wouldn't bother me. Why did the wheels squeal anyways? Is it for balances the calipers or something?

[SNOOK]

Whatever they do or don't do I sure am HAPPY I get to drive a new CAMARO. And it was worth the wait. The car drives and stops great. I was just a little curious, no complaint intended. Now when can I order a Convertable?

[SNOOK]

First: CONGRATS on being the first and THANK YOU for your service to our country. Just how many weights are on yours. I have two layers with about 8 each.

Originally Posted by richardhoggard

OK, last night when I went to see if I had weights, I must have missed them because it was dark out, but my car does have the same weights... sorry that I added to the conspiracy theories... all of the cars have them now.

[ljustin293]

I was just wondering if any of the CTF cars had any problems with the brakes squeling*?

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Ltdodge

on my srt charger, we had the same problem of brakes squeeling and rotors warping...the outcome was that the brakes did not get up to temperature (since these brakes are high performance) causing the squeeling and warping of the rotors. there was a TSP to fix that and all rotors were replaced with slotted ones.

one thing though these brembo pads will be dust monsters!!!! you will be cleaning your wheels every two days.
i went with ceramic pads that elimated most of the squeeling and dust, but sacrificed stopping distance.... if you track your car, you would want to put the original pads back on since they are much better.

changing out the pads are a piece of cake.....remove the two studs and pads fall out.....(if they are the same brembo brakes as the srt, which they look similar)

Not so far. Mrs. Number 3s car as well as Fbodfathers cars both great as was the Black 2SS I had home this weekend. Wheels are not getting dirty as you suggest. Look at all the photos I've posted. Not saying if you won't during a track day, but normal driving for a total of 12,000 miles on the 3 cars has not really shown any brake dust on the wheels.

[tom692010]

this is all fun but anyone actually trying to find the correct answer?

[JBz007]

Is it that big of a deal? Do they function properly? If so I wouldn't really care. Just my opinion.

[CamaroHutch]

Just another example of mass hysteria

[Captain Awesome]

So, people get lambasted every which way to Sunday for not liking the solution to the "pretty lights" missing from the dashboard, but a fix placed inside the wheel where nobody is going to see is sparking demand for dealer replacement?

I don't think this is a big issue.

[BryGo]

That's the antenna signal booster, cleverly disguised.

[Redwolf20]

Originally Posted by tom692010

this is all fun but anyone actually trying to find the correct answer?

Not really. The correct answer will be no big deal and boring.

The conspiracy theories in this thread are much more entertaining!