Bedding brakes

[enricogassolini]

Help please.....

I have to bed in brakes for my car (Darrian), however it has new calipers (alcon), new discs (AP grooved) and new pads Mintex F4's. Basically its a new car and so all the parts are unused.

I have been told that bedding in new pads on new discs is a real no no.

Is this true ?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Stu R]

I wouldn't say so, infact I'd say the opposite.

I tend to follow AP's guide and never have any problems http://www.apracing.com/car/brakedisc/bedding.htm

[GreenV8S]

The ideal method is to bed in the new discs with the old pads and then fit the new pads and bed them in. But I never bother doing that and I don't know anyone else who does. Just fit the new discs and pads and bed the pads in as per instructions.

[vdub_badger]

just fit pads and disks at the same time, doing it any other way is just unnecessary hassle

Just fit em and take the car out for 1/4 of an hour or so, try not to do any heavy braking in the 1st 100mls or so

[GreenV8S]

vdub_badger said:

Just fit em and take the car out for 1/4 of an hour or so, try not to do any heavy braking in the 1st 100mls or so

Better to actually bed the pads in according to the manufacturers instructions, which are often very different to "try not to do any heavy braking in the 1st 100mls or so".

[JWB]

http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

[K13 WJD]

last time i bedded a set of brakes in was when i cracked a disk at knockhill...........changed both disks and pads.....then went straight out on track.

stupid idea.


i bed them in using my normal road driving style. just dont "stab" at them, and avoid prolonged braking.