Some really firm applications sure but generally, be gentle when they are brand new....
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Best way to bed in brakes? |
I am about to replace my brake rotors and new pads, what is the best way to bed these in? Pete |
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| Author: | Mike_Byron [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:06 pm ] |
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For non competition stuff - three or four hard stops ( not lock ups) from about 50-60 kph and then drive normally. Do put new brake fluid into the calipers though - bleed the front brakes in other words - which is not what i did today when i put new pads in my commodre in a hurry. |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Yep |
Some really firm applications sure but generally, be gentle when they are brand new....
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:19 pm ] |
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Thanks for that, will try and do it this weekend. Pete |
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| Author: | cush [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:04 pm ] |
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drive carefully for a hundred-odd kays like i did.. 
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| Author: | Mick [ Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:09 pm ] |
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Do those heavy stops from 50-60k's like Mike said and you'll know they're bedding in....they stink like crap and get pretty hot. Then I just do like cushy said and do the 100k's without any screaming banzai stops. Mighn't need the whole of those 100, but it doesn't do any harm. |
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| Author: | fuzzy-hair-man [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:27 am ] |
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Don't come to a complete stop though  does something like melt the pad material to the rotor  not good anyway
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| Author: | Matt68 [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:25 am ] |
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I bed my minis new discs and pads in like that, the few hard stops, then careful driving... Then I had what was best described as a really bad groaning noise under braking, particularly hard braking. Brake pads were glazed 
Cleaned em up with emery paper and bedded them in with simple careful braking, no harsh braking for 150 odd miles, spot on! Careful with the hard braking or you will glaze the pads and the brakes won't work as well as they should! Matt |
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