Do Endless Sss Pads Need Bedding?

[ToF]

I haven't put my pads in yet but when I do am I suppose to bed them in? I'm not sure because on the instructions it says:

This product needs a warm-up drive right after the replacement.

* Since the brake pad does not bite the disc rotor right after changing the brake pad, the braking force is low.

Driving at 45km/h, from 20 to 30  times of usual braking are needed to be done as a warm-up.

Make sure the braking force becomes stronger after the warm-up.

* Avoid hard driving until the driving distance gets more than 40km after replacing the brake pad.

What do you guys reckon?

Edited February 18, 2006 by ToF

[Nosmo]

All new pads need bedding in... so yes.

[benl1981]

They will eventually bed in with normal driving anyway. Just do a few moderate stabs. Be aware braking isn't as good for 1000kms or thereabouts.

[Abo Bob]

Bed them in properly. A number of people have put details instructions in english you can understand on here somewhere.

I suggest you don't bed them in with normal driving or by being a wuss. Put it this way, smoke when bedding in is not bad. (later it is)

[Busky2k]

Yeah the whole purpose of bedding is to get the pads to deposit some resin onto the rotor. To get this happening you need to do some pretty hard repetitive stops (but not over the top). That way you'll get the most from your pads.

[ferni]

What i normally do is brake from high speed, anywhere from 100-160ks/h to around 40, and do that a few times, gets them red hot... then drive for a few mins without using brakes at all, lets them cool down, that usually does it.

[ToF]

Thanks for the replies guys. I just wasn't sure because the instructions Endless gave said otherwise.

For anyone looking for bedding instructions I found them here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=32849

[Beer Baron]

no, the japlish instructions are just trying to warn you not to drive out of your driveway, take it up to 150 and expect to be able to stop in a real hurry. They dont reccomend a 'proper' bedding procedure because it probably contravenes road laws. saying that they will need 20 or 30 stops is the next best thing. obviously a much faster way is 2 or 3 nice hard stops like was suggested above. I've used the endless SSS and they are a pretty good pad. certainly at the upper end of what i would use on street. but not really good on track (well not on the GTR anyway). They are a great pad for some spirited road driving though.

[lukits01]

Where do you guys usually get your Endless SSS pads from? Nengun?

[ToF]

You can get them from anywhere (obviously not Autobarn or Supercheap, etc), but I got mine from Nengun because they were considerably cheaper.

[pear]

yep, Nengun were WAY cheaper than anywhere I could find in Aust.

[lukits01]

How are they with regards to dust and noise?

[SAMFISHER]

How are they with regards to dust and noise?

I have some of these for ECR33 (from Nengun) and no unwanted noise or excessive dust (yet).

Work really well from cold too. A good street pad for sure.