I currently have Albany Semi Metallic brake pads on my 96 Prelude. Before these the previous owner had Nissin pads. Both of them squeak. The Nissin ones were only used probably about 8-10 months and when we took them off to exchange them with the Albany ones they still had about 50% left. My question is what can i do to make my brakes stop squeaking?? Should i try getting cermaic or even better pads or even try using Disc Brake Quiet?? They are starting to really annoy me !! I just put the Albany ones on about 1 month ago and they already squeak.

 

Replace all four rotors or have them turned if there is enough runout..... that will true them up to proper specs and make a completely even surface to start for the new pads.

 

Squeaking brakes are caused by the pads vibrating in the caliper. When I worked at a VW dealer, we used to pull the pads out, mark them so they go back where they came from, then spray the backs of the pads with a gasket sealer called High Tack (made by Permatex) and let them dry for about 4 hours. It worked like a charm, no more squeaking.