Getting stoned in a GT4

[Far Cough]

Whatever you do get the groove painted or sealed before the council start throwing the road salt about 👍

[ghiblicup]

Thanks for the replies. First service is coming up soon and I was thinking about getting it refurbed but then it will only happen again. Then again the salt thing is a very good point.

[ghiblicup]

Decided on buying a new front wheel and getting the scored one refurbished that way the car isn't with the OPC for week or two and I'll have a spare for when it happens again (but only if it's as bad as this ) Yes I know......

[aramid]

ghiblicup said:

Decided on buying a new front wheel and getting the scored one refurbished that way the car isn't with the OPC for week or two and I'll have a spare for when it happens again (but only if it's as bad as this ) Yes I know......

Did you manage to get a refurb? Got my car out of winter wrap this morning and, after the valet, discovered I have scrapes on both front wheels. Very tedious.

[ChrisW.]

I have it as well ... maybe it's not so uncommon.

P Leeds saw it on the caliper and asked if I had fitted smaller wheels ... so I guess they hadn't seen it before.

Edited by ChrisW. on Sunday 8th April 23:08

[ghiblicup]

Yes. OPC got it refurbished and it’s just like new now and I have a spare ready!

[simon82]

Seems this is still an issue on the 718 GT4 and so i was wondering if anyone had found a way of preventing this from happening?

[Twinfan]

I suspect not. There's very little clearance between the caliper and wheel with PCCBs.

[SuperPav]

Twinfan said:

I suspect not. There's very little clearance between the caliper and wheel with PCCBs.

What about just sticking one of the balancing weights a little bit inboard of the wheel so it's in line with the brake disc? if there's a stone, it'll hit the wheel weight and ping out?

[catsey]

Relic said:

Happened on my GT3 with PCCB's two years ago. I have stones on the drive and one got stuck between the caliper and the wheel, it scored the wheel all the way around the inner wheel.

Fortunately I had the wheel insurance so that covered it. OPC (Swindon) told me I was very lucky it was not the disc that got damaged.

Not too expensive to have PCCB repaired check SICOM they do an excellent job and are recognised in Racing fraternity refurb for Ferrari Racing i can recommend

[ghiblicup]

Luckily it hasn't happened again over the last two years but I did curb the near side front in a really tight spanish car park so the spare did come in handy.

[throt]

This is still very common, I've had it.

Guy picked his 991.2GT3 up, drove it 20 mile from brand new and unluckily managed to get a stone lodged between his front caliper, scoring the inside rim. On his way to Reep for some PPF.

Pia's, part and parcel of PCCB's.