I had my Raybestos brake pads (from Brake Warehouse) installed by Audi last week and the brake squeal has turned into a dog-killing, VERY high-pitched squeal that lasts the entire time I use the brake. Granted the brake dust is gone, but the squeal has gone from a little squeek for 1/2 second at full-stop (OEM), to a very prolonged, very annoying squeal. <p>Is there a break-in brake pad period? Did the dealer install them incorrectly? Is there something I can put on the pad to get rid of this very annoying noise?<p>Thanks,<br>Danilo

Well, I was planning to get Raybestos pads to combat the brake dust problem, and hoping they'd also help with the squeal, but now I'm not so sure.<p>Are there any brake pads that help with *both* problems?<br>

This is a portion of the Brake Warehouse advertisement on the Product Guide here at a4.org:<p>--- snip ---<p>Features include: <p> 100% non-asbestos <br> Carbon enhanced semi-metallic <br> Professional grade material <br> Virtually eliminate brake dust <br> No brake squeal <p> Raybestos brakes are the official brakes of NASCAR and include a<br> brake-of-a-lifetime limited warranty as long as you own your car. Installing the pads will<br> take your dealer less than 1 hour.<p> As Jason Teller of A4.Org comments, "You'll see a dramatic decrease in brake dust. I<br> used to clean my wheels three of four times a week. Now I hardly see any dust at all<br> and I don't have annoying squeals either!"<p>--- snip ---<p>Yes, the brake dust is gone, but the damned brakes sound like a pig in heat every time I even touch the brake pedal. If that isn't annoying, then I don't know what is. I'm thinking about putting the OEM brake pads back on. I'd rather wash my wheels every 3 days than make my dog deaf while pulling in the drive way.<p>Danilo<p>

There is a section in the FAQ about installing brake pads. He mentions some kind of glue like spray that holds the pads and prevents squealing.<p>Mark (98.5 2.8 QMS)

1. Chamfer the front and leading edges of the pads.<p>2. True the rotors and finish the surface with the appropriate break-in pattern.<p>3. Apply anti-squeal compound between the pads and the piston.<p>4. Most important.....20 contolled stops (with brake cooling in between) at about 35mph to stop very slowly to bed in the pads properly. One hard/panic stop with fresh pads usually will glaze the pads and rotors and cause squealing.<p>Most dealers don't perfrom the above....go to a top notch brake shop and have everything redone right. They can fix the glazing and apply the anti-squeal compound and get you back on the quiet road again.

Jason's brakes don't squeal. I think you may have had them improperly installed, or you have not bedded in the brakes properly. Go easy on them for a couple of days and if they still squeal, take them back to your installer and make sure they sprayed the anti squeal on the back of the pads.<p>NeilM

My brakes didn't squeal at the beginning and they don't squeal now. I'm not discounting your problem, but I have not heard this from other users. Everybody I have heard from has been happy. Sounds like either an install problem or maybe faulty pads? I don't know enough about brakes to give you more info except to say it sounds like an anomoly.<p>We stand behind our advertisers to the limited extent that we would pull their ad if we were getting repeated complaints. <p>Jason