What’s the proper way to bed pads & shoes?
· Proper bedding instructions for BRAKE PADS & SHOES: *Proper bedding of pads and rotors will result in greater performance and longevity of both pads & rotors. 1. All new brake pads/shoes require a bedding process; start the process by pumping your brakes a few times to assure proper installation. Once on track perform several moderate (medium) speed near stops (usually requires at least two laps) to thoroughly warm up the pads/shoes and rotors. This transfers a thin layer of the pad material to the micro-grooves present on all rotors. 2. After the pads and rotors are warm, perform a series of hard near stops until some brake fade is felt. Do not lock the tires. Once this occurs, slow down immeadatly and stay off the brakes (as much as possible) and bring the vehicle into the pits or paddock. 3. Allow the brake pads and/or rotors to cool down to ambient temperature; NOT less than 30 minutes. WARNING: Failure to properly bed in your pads could cause the friction material to chunk and b
Proper bedding instructions for the Bobcat 1521 Compound : • Brake from 60mph down to 30mph about 4-6 times. • Then let your brakes cool for about 2-3 minutes while driving. • Repeat step # 1. • Allow the brake pads and discs to cool down to ambient temperature (about 30 minutes or more). NOTE: Proper bedding of pads & rotors will result in greater performance and longer pad & rotor wear. NOTE: The proper way to bed your brake pads and brake discs (rotors) is to bed them on the racetrack, NOT on the street (excluding the Bobcat 1521 compound). Proper bedding instructions for AX-Series & XP-Series Compounds : • All new brake pads require a bedding process, start this process by pumping your brakes a few times to assure proper installation. Once on track perform several moderate (medium) near stops (to a very slow rolling speed) to thoroughly warm up the pads and rotors. This should take 1-2 laps. This allows a thin layer of the pad material to be transferred into the micro-grooves of th
