03 corolla new f/brakes squeal at 40 up

[alligatorgar]

I replaced my front pads, calipers, turned rotors and bled the brake system 4 months ago. Brakes worked fine for 2 months then started squealing when pressing brake gradually at 40 mph or higher. I thought this would go away after they wore in. NO dice! I took the pads off and regreased the shims and tightened the metal holders. NO dice. I then pulled the rotors off cleaned them up with cleaner and cleaned regreased shims again, NO dice.
This week ended I swapped out the pads for some new ones and the squeal is gone. Those pads must have been made with to much metal in them. Oreilys best pads. What a pain in the butt.

[impala409]

Sometimes the pads manufactured with more metal material are noisier than stock, and quiet down in intense stop and go driving as they heat up. Just driving around for a few minutes making hard stops quickly seats them and the noise disappears. They also tend to produce less brake dust.

[akeem_da_dream]

What brand brakes? and did you break them in correctly?

[alligatorgar]

They were orielys best brand. I swapped these pads out for new ones and they are working great for now. I suspect I got a bad pad. Very noisy pad.

[impala409]

I've used Monroe, but recently used Raybestos in both my Corollas, and found them to be very quiet and effective.