<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SeattleGLI:<BR><B>Interesting. These pads weren't my choice, actually--I don't care for Metalmasters--but its what IPD reccomended.<P>I didn't actually remove the caliper to look @ the pad surface...perhaps that's worth doing. The rotors have no obvious grooving on the front/rear surfaces that my fingernail can detect. The car doesn't pulse or pull under braking at all, so it's not warped rotors, I don't think.<P>Perhaps the answer is to resurface the rotors and swap back to OEM pads. Are they a dealer-only item, or are they available as an aftermarket brand (e.g., Pagid, ATE, etc)?<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>Brake pads can actually glaze over if your a light touch. These pads sound fairly new though... maybe go to an empty parking lot and lock it up once or twice? (use your safety judgment on this one!) <BR>When my mom had a 240 she seized the brakes because she didn't use them hard enough. Maybe a good stomp would free it up. Does it only grind from after a stop? Maybe the cylinder in the caliper is partually seizing <BR>and slow to release... <BR>I've tried some spray on aerosal brake cleaners directly on the rotor with marginal success for noise in the past.<BR>I'm probably way off on all accounts, but hey doesn't hurt to try. Better than the spend $1000 on new brakes suggestion!<P>