This seems to be the consensus.  I guess I'll live with it.  It goes away after the brakes warm up.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Holst [mailto:gholst@rambus.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 4:34 PM
> To: BRENT CHRISTENSEN
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: Squealing brakes
>
>
> > BRENT CHRISTENSEN wrote:
> >
> > Well, my brakes just started squealing.  I did the fronts
> (and rears)
> > a couple weekends ago, and now the fronts are squealing pretty good
> > when I come to a stop.  On domestic cars, I have always
> used this red
> > goop I call "gorilla snot" against the backs of the pads to prevent
> > squealing (got a bottle from a mechanic friend - I have no idea what
> > it really is).  Since I have never heard anyone mention such a thing
> > here, and neither does the Bentley, I put the pads on "dry".    Now
> > they're squealing like a ... well you get the idea.
> >
> > I installed new rotors, and cleaned everything REALLY well with
> > Brakleen before assembling (even wore rubber gloves), so I
> don't think
> > dirt or grease is to blame.  Any suggestions on what I can
> do?  Should
> > I use some goop on the backs of the pads?
> >
> > I thought it was kind of weird the way that the pads are
> retained with
> > those little butterfly clips - could I have bent them too far when I
> > was sticking the pads in place?  The noise is tolerable, but I'm
> > worried that it is going to get worse, since it hasn't gotten better
> > after a couple of days of driving in stop n' go traffic.
> >
> > Brent Christensen
> > '89 GL Syncro Westy
> > Santa Barbara, CA
>
>
> I tried the red goop to no avail. Ended up putting in organic
> pads instead of semi-metalic. Problem solved.
>
> Grant
>