how long does it take to bed them they have been on a car a few weeks now but i did take the pads back to the shop and they replaced them

http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/bed-in-theory-definitions-and-procedures/stock-brake-system-bed-in

  

I fitted Pagid discs and pads and have had no problem at all with squealing.

Different pads can have different compositions.

Mintex are known for squeaking, company's such as Andrew page and NCC advise this when purchasing.

so sounds like the only way i can solve this is to change the discs and pads looks like a trip back to the shop to get then exchanged 

My pagids never squeaked.  

Mintex performance sqeal yes, but they can also be quiet.

Mintex, pagid and texar are all part of the tmd friction group. I'd try bedding them in as above first.

Does sound like you are treating them far to gently and they are not bedded in as a result. You need to be far more fierce. If you haven't smelled hot break pads in the process then they haven't been cooked enough.

Surely after 300 miles they should be beded in by now

Surely after 300 miles they should be beded in by now

 

Follow the stoptech steps and see how it goes.

Does sound like you are treating them far to gently and they are not bedded in as a result. You need to be far more fierce. If you haven't smelled hot break pads in the process then they haven't been cooked enough.

Do you read this stuff back to yourself before you post it?

Nothing to do with squeeling brakes, but feedback from the place I used to repair one thread in my calliper. Seems that VAG callipers are high on the list of cars that require a helicoil to repair the caliper,.

- Firstly, what are the pads and whata are the disks that you've purchased and fitted.

- Secondly try anti squal compound. You can get it from EBC and also Mintex/Pagid. It tends to either work and last or not work straight away.

- Thirdly, have you cleaned the disk surface with brake cleaner before you fitted them.

- Fourthly, did you clean the slides, calipers and all the rest appropriately before starting over.

- Fithly, did you brake pads have cloth/plastic shims on the back to reduce this vibration? The OEM ones and most none race pads do (for example EBC red is a "performance pad" and they do).

 

Some pads just squal until you have them bedded in.

Assuming everything is working fine, it might be a good idea to go onto an empty motorway and brake from 70 to 10mph a few times. (Approx 10 times, but if your brakes feel like they're working less effectively, stop the braking steps and go for a drive to let them cool down before trying again).

 

The process mentioned will basically bed the pads in quickly, but you must not sit with your foot on the brakes at any point of this and you must go for a drive after you have done it to allow everything to cool down.

If the brakes feel less effective, then your pads may be too hot or your brake fluid may have boiled. If this happens you have to take care and let it all cool down.

This means keeping suitable distances and speeds to take into account your ineffective brakes.

 

Also high quality pads will be chamfered at the edges and many have a single groove down the centre.

I'd never cut these into a pad that doesn't have them from the factory.

 

For example you can see the chamfer and groove here (These are random pads, not fabia ones):

 

http://b.cdnbrm.com/images/products/large/brakes/ebc_red.jpg

 

And you can see the backing pads here:

 

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/604a67a45e047b5.jpg

 

Also the brake lube from mintex is this stuff:

 

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m17b0s1209p5833/Mintex_Brake_Lubricants_-_Ceratec_Advanced_Brake_Lubricant_75ml_tube_

Thank you ii bought some of tis brake lube  recleaned all cailper applyed this lube to the pistion/pads and where the pads sit on the carrier all sorted now thank you

Diagram of front & rear if any good, thats fitted to my 2005 Fabia VRS..

A smear of copper-based grease on back of pads and on the brake-pad guides, should cure any squeal.

Can you pin-point which side that appears to squeal to confine where the problem lies??

It was always the drivers side

Thank you to everybody who replyed and helped out on this problem