Seating New Brake Pads..................
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Seating New Brake Pads..................
Getting ready to install some new rotors from Sport Brakes along with some new ceramic pads. What's the proper way to set the pads???
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Re: Seating New Brake Pads.................. (Mag Red Monster)
Make sure to use the proper brake pad lubricant (it's metallic.)
Once you have everything back together, make at least 20 stops from 30 MPH using medium to firm pedal pressure before you stop from any higher speeds. Do not overheat the brakes! Once this is done, you can drive normally but no high-speed stops to zero for the first couple hundred miles.
[Modified by Scissors, 9:32 PM 3/18/2004]
Once you have everything back together, make at least 20 stops from 30 MPH using medium to firm pedal pressure before you stop from any higher speeds. Do not overheat the brakes! Once this is done, you can drive normally but no high-speed stops to zero for the first couple hundred miles.
[Modified by Scissors, 9:32 PM 3/18/2004]
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Re: Seating New Brake Pads.................. (Fastguy)
:cheers: Thanks......I'll also check out Baer's site :thumbs:
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Re: Seating New Brake Pads.................. (Mag Red Monster)
Here are some instructions I got from StopTech
Brake Pad Break-in Procedure courtesy of StopTech
There is only one way to prevent this sort of thing - following proper break in procedures for both pad and disc and use the correct pad for your driving style and conditions. All high performance after market discs and pads should come with both installation and break in instructions. The procedures are very similar between manufacturers. With respect to the pads, the bonding resins must be burned off relatively slowly to avoid both fade and uneven deposits. The procedure is several stops of increasing severity with a brief cooling period between them. After the last stop, the system should be allowed to cool to ambient temperature. Typically, a series of ten increasingly hard stops from 60mph to 5 mph with normal acceleration in between should get the job done for a high performance street pad. During pad or disc break-in, do not come to a complete stop, so plan where and when you do this procedure with care and concern for yourself and the safety of others. If you come to a complete stop before the break-in process is completed there is the chance for non-uniform pad material transfer or pad imprinting to take place and the results will be what the whole process is trying to avoid.
Brake Pad Break-in Procedure courtesy of StopTech
There is only one way to prevent this sort of thing - following proper break in procedures for both pad and disc and use the correct pad for your driving style and conditions. All high performance after market discs and pads should come with both installation and break in instructions. The procedures are very similar between manufacturers. With respect to the pads, the bonding resins must be burned off relatively slowly to avoid both fade and uneven deposits. The procedure is several stops of increasing severity with a brief cooling period between them. After the last stop, the system should be allowed to cool to ambient temperature. Typically, a series of ten increasingly hard stops from 60mph to 5 mph with normal acceleration in between should get the job done for a high performance street pad. During pad or disc break-in, do not come to a complete stop, so plan where and when you do this procedure with care and concern for yourself and the safety of others. If you come to a complete stop before the break-in process is completed there is the chance for non-uniform pad material transfer or pad imprinting to take place and the results will be what the whole process is trying to avoid.
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Re: Seating New Brake Pads.................. (Fastguy)
I followed the seasoning instructions on Baer's website and have had no problems.
According to another guide I read, new rotors should turn a bluish-purple color when seasoned properly. That's the color mine turned after the last round of high-speed stops. The color goes away after a few stops then next time the car is driven.
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Re: Seating New Brake Pads.................. (Scissors)
Make sure to use the proper brake pad lubricant (it's metallic.)
Once you have everything back together, make at least 20 stops from 30 MPH using medium to firm pedal pressure before you stop from any higher speeds. Do not overheat the brakes! Once this is done, you can drive normally but no high-speed stops to zero for the first couple hundred miles.
[Modified by Scissors, 9:32 PM 3/18/2004]
Once you have everything back together, make at least 20 stops from 30 MPH using medium to firm pedal pressure before you stop from any higher speeds. Do not overheat the brakes! Once this is done, you can drive normally but no high-speed stops to zero for the first couple hundred miles.
[Modified by Scissors, 9:32 PM 3/18/2004]
