Brake Pad ‘Bedding-in’

Brake Pad ‘Bedding-in’

Caution
Failure to ‘bed-in’ new brake pads will result in reduced brake performance and possible brake judder or squeal.

After the installation of new brake pads, brake performance will be limited, as the brake discs and pads need to be ‘Bedded-in’.

Procedure

This procedure, in a controlled environment, requires approximately 17 minutes to complete. It is recommended that an analogue decelerometer be used for this procedure.

1. Ensure the brakes are cold (Less than 80° C) before starting this procedure.
2. Use light brake applications only, if possible, when the vehicle is driven to a suitable location to carry out this procedure.
3. Use light brake applications only, if possible, during all cooling down periods.
4. The cool down periods are the minimum required and can be extended.
5. Decelerate the vehicle three times from 100 km/h to 32 km/h at 0.3g accelerating normally in between each deceleration.
6. Drive 3 km (allowing the brakes to cool).
7. Decelerate the vehicle three times from 100 km/h to 32 km/h @ 0.5g accelerating normally in between each deceleration.
8. Drive 4 km (allowing the brakes to cool).
9. Decelerate the vehicle three times from 100 km/h to 0 km/h using the ABS, accelerating normally in between each deceleration.
10. Drive 8 km (allowing the brakes to cool).