How to bed in new brake pads.

[8541Hawk]

Today's topic is how to bed in your new brake pads.

This procedure also works to clean off old pad material if you have pulsing in the brakes.
A lot of suspected "warped" rotors are actually caused by a build up of pad material on the rotor, not an actual warp of the rotor itself.

The way to properly bed in your new pads is by doing a series of heavy braking WITHOUT coming to a complete stop

50-10 mph should do it. Do this 6-10 times. Your brakes may fade so do it in a safe, open location. You will probably smell the brakes. This is good because you want them very hot to even out the surface.
This also gives the resins a final "cure" on your new pads.

After, ride for 5-10 mins to cool them off. All of this must be done WITHOUT coming to a complete stop. Otherwise you will transfer pad material to to the hot rotor and have to start over again.

Also another big no-no is holding the brake after you have come to a complete stop while the brakes are hot. This will transfer pad material to the rotor. Many times you can actually see a witness mark left by the pad if you do this.

[Flatline]

Thanks for that buddy

[darkember]

[lloydie]

I've been doing it like that for years and it works a treat .

Nice write up once again

[MacV2]

Nice write up once again

Yes but he just doesn't seem to know when to stop...

[AMCQ46]

and this is the same I use to process to bed in new discs as well

[sirch345]

Good write-up Hawk

Chris.

[lloydie]

Nice write up once again

Yes but he just doesn't seem to know when to stop...

Lets hope not its good sh1t :-)

[fabiostar]

and if they squeel get the file out to the leading and trailing edges and take the sharp edges of them.its worked for me so far.