Originally Posted by
hijklr
Luckily, neither of my calipers make that clunking noise but my front brakes squeal terribly as I come to a complete stop. It makes dogs howl and people give me weird looks. I've tried sanding the rotors and pads, replacing the rotors and pads and CRC Disc Brake Quite. None of these attempted fixes has made any difference whatsoever. I might try a different brand and/or pad material next (my new rotors are compatible with metal pads).
Kevin
Organic or resin pads are usually the quietest, especially in dry conditions. Semi-metallic or metallic pads offer benefits to pad life and ultimate stopping power, but usually at the expense of noise.