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Old 05-29-2002, 09:48 PM
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Default Anyone have Squealing/Squeaking S4 front brakes????
I brought my car to the dealership to ask them what they could do about my brakes as the squealing is driving me nuts. The car only has 22K miles and never been tracked. All stock. The adviser told me that all new brakes come with semi-metallic brake pads that they are prone to squealing. I think that is a bunch of bull. That means that 90+% of cars on the road will have squealing brakes. What a jerk. Anyway, what have other dealerships done for you regarding this annoying problem. Please let me know how to approach this problem so that I can get this fixed under warranty. Thanks!
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Default i switched to Remsa Gold Racing pads and fixed that problem on my Audi....
and it has very good braking power and very very little dust.
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Default i got same the same thing...
the audi mechanic said they needed to be deglazed...well that only lasted about a week!
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Default There is an Audi TSB that suggests grinding the rotors
Scottsdale Audi did it for me at it worked great.

There is a higher metallic percentage in our pads that tends to glaze the rotors.
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Default I had this done last week as well. No more squeek... for now.
too bad I picked up a rattle and have to go in for them to look for what they didn't tighten down.
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Default Where can I get these Remsa Gold Racing Pads. It's like the Holy Grail...
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there's no evidence to indicate they exist for the S4's.
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Which pads are better? MINTEX or REMSA GOLD??? Where to buy Remsa?
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Default I'd reccomend Mintex as Pagids will probably squeal.
Also try Ferodo.

These may or may not exist. Give Todd@AWE a call or AMS in Cali (advancedmotorsport.com)
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Dude... me too. Where is your rattle?
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Default Definitely Remsa - They are used on the Champion Audi R8's in ALMS.
Really.
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