2000 A6 2.7T brake squeal

[Ado Sigal]

If not already done, as is the case with many new pads these days, try 
to chamfer the leading edges of the pads, and the outer and inner edge, 
if the disc has raised edges on pad perimeters.

Ado

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>On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 10:07 PM, <kf21857 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>I have taken the pads out twice and sanded them to remove the glaze.  Once
>>they warm up after a couple of miles and a few stops, the squeal comes right
>>back.  Because of the locating pins, there is only one way the pads will go
>>into the calipers so no question of things being assembled correctly.  I
>>even tightened up the metal fingers that hold the pads in place, thinking
>>that maybe one of the pads was chattering.  I did notice that the Bentley
>>refers to removing protective foil from the backing plates and that the old
>>pads seem to have the remains of some kind of black goop that apparently
>>stuck them to the pistons.  The new pads didn't have this.  Could this be my
>>problem?  Has anybody else encountered this?  I have done quite a few brake
>>jobs on various Audis over the years and I am not a novice at this but this
>>has me baffled.  Should I just bag it and try a different set of pads?
>>thanks,
>>Dave
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