Correct Procedure For Bedding In Brand New Rotors + Brakes?

[Phantom Snail]

Hi guys,

ive heard a lot of different things from different people .. so i need a bit of solid help.

I just want to know what is the correct procedure for bedding in brand new brakes and rotors?

Cheers

[Moodles2]

Some manufacturers have their own procedure for bedding in their rotors or pads, check their site(s) first.

[SRS13]

This has some good information. Use at own risk lol

Stoptech Brake Technical Information

[gts4diehard]

check RDA for some info, other than that the suppliers site would be a start...

2 articles here about it....

http://www.rdabrakes.com.au/index.php/technical.html

[_Ryan_]

Racebrakes told me 100-80km hard 5 times in a row really quick then cruise for ages to cool them down

[Duncan]

that sounds perfect for pads. just get them warm enough to cook off the coating (you will smell it) and then drive without braking for a couple ofminutes so they cool back down evenly.

as for rotors - most manufacturers recommend you use the old pads to bed in the rotors, this is because the bedding in of the pads is not good for a new rotor surface.

so the best thing to do is chuck the new discs on (must clean them with brake cleaner first), drive for a few days, then put the new pads in and bed them in.

[HEKT1K]

epic thread bump.

about to do new rotors/pads... so if you put the new rotors in, do you then do the hard decel procedure with the old pads, and then repeat a few days later when the new pads go in?

[DVS JEZ]

yep

[HEKT1K]

hmm ok cheers for that! i'll give it a go today

[Roy]

Also, if you are going to be tracing them try to make sure the rotors have had as much heat cycling as possible befor esubjecting them to the really high temps of the track

[sydking]

if bedding in using old pads on the new rotors is 100% not possible due to a brake upgrade and machined rotors is the speed up and slow down X5 then cooling going to be fine? or is there something other that can be done

I spose machined rotors arent exactally new,

Edited July 23, 2012 by sydking

[ssxRicho]

Install night before track day.

Goto track. Smash them hard in the first sesh. Come in early and let then cool for as long as posdible.

Ive never been able to get enough heat through them on the road.

I got 5 pad sets and 25 ish track days out of my first set of ksport rotors.