Bedding in new brakes?

[RObErT_RaTh]

I've got some new front brakes and new rotors. EBC green stuff and RDA slotted. What is the best way to bed in new brakes? Thanks

[2jzhilux]

drive it like you normally would (a normal everyday car )but try not to stop and hold you foot on the brakes
best way is to get on a highway and apply brakes lightly and then let them cool (no braking) and do it again

[roadsailing]

last time i put new pads on i just got up to 60 in a DESERTED area then braked reasonably hard down to about rolling speed, then up to 60 then down again, did that about 5 times.

don;t come to a complete stop from speed for the first few goes, then just take it failry easy for the rest of the day, then go bananas

failing that, look on the box for your brake pads, they come with instructions on bedding them in

[Bananaman]

I hate to state the bleeding obvious, but look on the box for your brake pads, they come with instructions on bedding them in, which sound something like what shinybluesteel said above ^^

[MWP]

I hate to state the bleeding obvious, but look on the box for your brake pads, they come with instructions on bedding them in, which sound something like what shinybluesteel said above ^^

Yup.... my Green Stuff pads came with bedding in instructions, yours should too.

[TooF]

i often feel what comes with pads as bedding instructions is somewhat govered by a public liablity issue.

ive always used this method and its always worked a treat for me. ive never had glazing or pad break down issues.

install pads
roll to your local deserted road (aiming not to apply the brakes, so using them as little as possibgle)

then take a series of 5 stops from 60-0 backto back. leave it for about 5 min to cool down
then a series of 5 from 80-0 give it 5 min
then a series from 100-0

drive it home again avoiding the brakes, park it in the shed (handbrake off of course) and leave it over night for the pads to cool.

this allows the pad to come up to top temperature steadily and then cool down steadily as well.

[Yian]

In my area, there is a distinct lack of local deserted road. So I waited till late at night, did the 100-20 stops as best I could and let them sit overnight. Next day, drove it like I stole it (whilst trying not to lock it up) and they are as good as gold. Both for the EBC greens I had before, and the Hitachi kevlar (I was told?) pads I have now.

[Sam_Q]

I asked someone who works for a brake place about this and he said the instructions on the box that go for 5000km is just stupid, he said go up to about 60 to 80 and appy the brakes firmly and just before coming to a complete stop take off again and accelerate back up to the previous speed. Repeat 5 times and your done. I have done this a few times now and works great

[jezza323]

pretty sure greenstuff pads have a bedding compound on them already....you just need to drive normally (without un-necessary hard braking) for a few hundred km's and they are done. thats what my greenstuffs said, and ive now done 5 track days on them without glazing, even when the rotor comes out looking like this

[RObErT_RaTh]

The go fast and slow down to an almost complete stop seems to be the most common method. They say if you stop completely it leaves your hot pad on your rotor and this leaves and imprint or something and it's bad news

EBC does have the bedding in compound on it so drive normally ya say? I've always been a bit hesitant about instructions on the box I just wanted to the know the tried and true methods you guys have used. Thanks for your help

[Hydra]

Greenstuffs usually require 500km of "normal" driving around the city and suburbs before you stand on them from memory? Just follow the instructions... they wouldn't just put them on there for a laugh

[o_man_ra23]

This is the way I have always done it. Works good for bendix advance. Mind you, my centrelines and some spirited downhill/offroad RA40 driving have left my rotors glazed and squealing , nothing to do with the bedding tho, was about 8 months before they started squealing.

Cheers, Owen

I asked someone who works for a brake place about this and he said the instructions on the box that go for 5000km is just stupid, he said go up to about 60 to 80 and appy the brakes firmly and just before coming to a complete stop take off again and accelerate back up to the previous speed. Repeat 5 times and your done. I have done this a few times now and works great

[IN 05 NT]

new ebc pads dont require bedding in, as they got the 'no bed in required' material on them,

blake

[Hydra]

It's still bedding in.. just a different sort

[RObErT_RaTh]

Well I've done a little bit of the speed up to 50k etc and slow down to almost stop a couple times and now I'm just driving them normal with regular>light braking. They are fine when driving but squeal when I'm at very low speeds eg <20km/h but this is normal (apparently )