Ceramic brakes squeak when warm?

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Kaczman

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I got cross drilled and slotted rotors for my 97 cobra convertible. I also got ceramic brake pads about 7 months ago. Now it seems after ive been driving for about 10-15 mins, they squeak when I come to a stop, but its not constant. Its random, but the more I drive, the more it seems to randomly squeak below 15 mph when I hit the brakes. Any idea what the problem is?

 

mustang90

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This is typical with the ceramic pads. Yes they brake a ton better but produce alot of noise. I had them on my lexus and couldn't bare the "squeel". So I changed out to regular pads and the stopping power is no where near the ceramic pads. I would bare the noise if i were you. Try so spray them with some brake clean and see if that helps.

 

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+1 to the brake cleaner. Or the other thing i did was, i took the caliper and re-lubed and cleaned off the inner piston and moving parts on the caliper and it seems to work wonders. Just my .02

 

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i used the brake cleaner, and it stopped for 30 mins. any ideas?

 

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Take calipers apart and regrease the contact points of the pad to the caliper.

It may not work as it's a characteristic of ceramic pads.

 

blacksheep-1

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Not really, I autocross my car and because of the rules structure I cannot change to a bigger brake. My pad of choice is Hawk blues both now and when I raced sports cars. The breaking ability is phenomenal, but... so is the squeal, it's just the way it is, I'm afraid you're stuck with it.

 

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Mine used to squeak under light loads, but quieted down a lot when taxed. Keep 'em clean and you should be alright.