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Debs.

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New brake pads: conditioning?
« on: 09 February 2008, 14:36:18 »

Here`s a quickie-question:
Glorious day here so whilst the sun`s out, I`ve been outside and `just fitted a new set of front pads to my Eager-Omega; nothing on the pad`s box about 'conditioning' them.
I remember reading (somewhere) that pads need to be 'run-in' (conditioned?) for the first few hundred miles....is that old-wives tale or true?....
....`if true what constitutes running-in, would it be angelic, gentle-braking driving  [smiley=engel017.gif] ....or (perhaps) the opposite?  [smiley=evil.gif]
Thanks in advance,
Debs.  8-)
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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #1 on: 09 February 2008, 14:57:31 »

« Last Edit: 09 February 2008, 14:58:32 by entwood »
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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #2 on: 09 February 2008, 15:48:05 »

Thanks entwood `very interesting articles! (esp. the second one)  ;)
I didn`t realise there was so much to it.

Got my pads off eBay and there were no instructional leaflets in either of the packs.

Kind regards,
Debs.
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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #3 on: 09 February 2008, 15:54:20 »

Or you could rub them on the ground to rough them up a bit that helps BEDDING THEN IN. I have tried this and it does help, save the time to bed them in.

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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #4 on: 09 February 2008, 15:55:24 »

I know there was a routine you had to do but i never reslised it was this specfic. :o

Debs, your right the second one is good.
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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #5 on: 09 February 2008, 22:45:33 »

Just refrain from hard or prolonged braking for 50 miles or so until the bads have started to get good 'bite'
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Re: New brake pads: conditioning?
« Reply #6 on: 10 February 2008, 08:53:27 »

At the end of the day, brakes have to be used when required and as hard as required which is why some of these guides fail to some extent..

The approach I take is as follows:

1) When fitting them, I file a leading and trailing edge to the friction material (if not already one there) to prevent brake squeal.
 
2) Copper slip the rear of the pads before fitting

3) On the Omega fronts, I fit the pad with rubber backing to the outside (away from the piston) to improve brake feel

4) Fit as per any rotation arrows (genuine tend to have arrows on them)

Drive round for a bit around a built up area (lots of stop/starts) to get the brakes warm

I then do about 5-10 braking procedures from ever increasing speeds at ever increasing pressures.

Expecting people to drive at slower speeds for 100's of km's is a bit of a joke realy and not in my mind feasable.
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