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Originally Posted by jbach36
He used a special silver aluminum dust anti-squeal kind of stuff in different places, said it's European anti-squeal.
We tested it, sort of no squeal, one little one, but at least it was a lot better. Then when he left, it started to squeal a bit more, so I'll have to see how it goes.
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My mechanic insists on using some sort of red goo on the pad backs. When it gets cold, or after a few months, the goo hardens up and glues the pads to the caliper pistons. In the middle of this winter it got so bad I had to pull the rears and replace the goo with silicone brake grease. The rears still squeal a little, but at least I don't wake the entire neighborhood pulling out of my driveway anymore.
When I did the fronts, I replaced the fossilized red goo there too
and used a file to round off the edges of the pads that face the inside and outside edge of the rotor (ie. where the rust builds up because the pads don't rub). More than a year later and they still don't squeal.
Of course, now I can hear all the other unhappy noises the car makes
