Carbotech Brake Problem
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Drifting
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From: boerne texas
Carbotech Brake Problem
Installed the carbotech CT1185 brakes on my 2012 GP yesterday and the brakes work great - BUT when stopping say from under 20 mph to stop they make a loud schrecking sound. Any ideas what I might have done wrong????
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
1.Brake from 60mph down to 30mph about 4-6 times.
2.Then let your brakes cool for about 2-3 minutes while driving.
3.Repeat step # 1.
4.Allow the brake pads and discs to cool down to ambient temperature (about 30 minutes or more).
NOTE: Proper bedding of pads & rotors will result in greater performance and longer pad & rotor wear.
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Yes, there is. Multiple (6 or 7) hard stops from 60 mph down to 20 mph when you first put them on.
I have carbotech pads and I get a slight screech sometimes when I hit the brakes lightly when going slow 5-20 mph.
I have carbotech pads and I get a slight screech sometimes when I hit the brakes lightly when going slow 5-20 mph.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Mine are doing the same and the bed in procedure was done ... Slight screeching under 10 mph . Performance is fine. The dust is a little better .. I have about 900 miles on mine
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Drifting
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From: boerne texas
I'll call Adam at Carbotech, I did the proper beeding per instructions. When the brakes are cold, there is no noise but once the brakes get warm they start screeching and it's a loud sound 
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
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Proper bedding instructions for the Bobcat 1521 Compound :
1.Brake from 60mph down to 30mph about 4-6 times.
2.Then let your brakes cool for about 2-3 minutes while driving.
3.Repeat step # 1.
4.Allow the brake pads and discs to cool down to ambient temperature (about 30 minutes or more).
1.Brake from 60mph down to 30mph about 4-6 times.
2.Then let your brakes cool for about 2-3 minutes while driving.
3.Repeat step # 1.
4.Allow the brake pads and discs to cool down to ambient temperature (about 30 minutes or more).
Can you tip us to the exact product you used?
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I put Hawk HPS on mine and they do the same. Especially after they have been used a while. If I wash the car the noise goes away, but as the brake dust builds back up the sound comes back. Harder braking eliminates it.
