new brakes on a car
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Originally posted by ziggyziggy
new pads are cheap. would the front pads be the same to change as the rear pads?
new pads are cheap. would the front pads be the same to change as the rear pads?
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Originally posted by ziggyziggy
new pads are cheap. would the front pads be the same to change as the rear pads?
new pads are cheap. would the front pads be the same to change as the rear pads?
***edit: At least that's they way they are on my teggy :rick:
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From a speed of about 60mph, gently apply the brakes to slow the car down to about 45mph, then accelerate back up to 60mph and repeat.
Do this about 4-5 times to bring the brakes up to operating temperature. This prevents you from thermally shocking the rotors and pads in the next steps.
Make a series of eight near-stops from 60 to about 10 mph. Do it HARD by pressing on the brakes firmly, just shy of locking the wheels or engaging ABS. At the end of each slowdown, immediately accelerate back to 60mph.
DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! you must not come to a complete stop because you will transfer (imprint) pad material onto the hot rotors, which can lead to vibration, uneven braking, and could even ruin the rotors.
Do this about 4-5 times to bring the brakes up to operating temperature. This prevents you from thermally shocking the rotors and pads in the next steps.
Make a series of eight near-stops from 60 to about 10 mph. Do it HARD by pressing on the brakes firmly, just shy of locking the wheels or engaging ABS. At the end of each slowdown, immediately accelerate back to 60mph.
DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP! you must not come to a complete stop because you will transfer (imprint) pad material onto the hot rotors, which can lead to vibration, uneven braking, and could even ruin the rotors.
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when I did my brake swap, the booster pushrod was mis-adjusted so the brakes dragged like a mofo (think driving around w/ your left foot on the brake kinda hard) overheated the shit out of them, totally ****ed up break-in, but when I fixed the booster, they worked just fine :dunno: makes me kinda think the break-in thing is not really necessary... might be different with different pads tho.... I have axxis ultimates :thinking: