The squeal is killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Mt.Washington Kentucky
The squeal is killing me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I put some new ceramic brake pads on about three months back and in the last two weeks the right side is squealing like a pig. I took those off and made them replace the pads with ceramic again, just put them on in the last hour, THE SAME SQUEALINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG I feel like I'm driving something cheap, what could it be? 
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Spring Branch Texas
Originally Posted by Sean2000C5
Take it to a road course for some good quick laps - that always fixes any squealing brakes. Probably just some pad pickup from the old pad material on your rotors.
You need some HARD breaking to clean things up. An alternative to the road course idea is (on an open clear road) run it up to 60 and STOMP the breaks to "just before lock-up & ABS". It will work wonders!Another question, did you put any "anti-squeal" paste on the pad mating surfaces when you did the pad swap? Applying this at installation will usually solve the problem.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Wilmington NC
Originally Posted by RCK1999
You need some HARD breaking to clean things up. An alternative to the road course idea is (on an open clear road) run it up to 60 and STOMP the breaks to "just before lock-up & ABS". It will work wonders!Another question, did you put any "anti-squeal" paste on the pad mating surfaces when you did the pad swap? Applying this at installation will usually solve the problem.
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Has same problem when I switched to Raybestos ceramics on 4000 mile 2004 A4 about 3 weeks ago. Got some of that break squeal quiet (aerosol, kinda sticky) removed pads, sprayed the back of em, put em back on...no more squeal. 