Bedding Brake Pads

This is a term that is thrown around in the industry and between enthusiasts quite a bit but an explanation rarely follows.

Bedding brake pads. Rapid heat build up in the brake system can lead to warped rotors and or glazed brake pads. The driver applies the brakes earlier. This is done by a series of applications upto race speeds but in which lighter braking pressures are used i e. Drive a further 250 miles using slightly increased brake pressure and load unless in an emergency in which case apply brake as hard as required.

The aim of bedding is to bring the pads to full race temperatures but gradually too quickly results in glazing. It s also a good way to safely stress test your braking system to be sure everything is working properly and even more. Following are the recommended bed in procedures from each manufacturer. Bedding in brake rotors.

Bedding in your brakes helps transfer an even layer of brake pad material onto the brake rotor which assists in smoother brake operation and improved braking power. For most folks the gradual wearing in of your brake pads and rotors will be performed through natural driving but if you want your pads to perform great right out of the gate and minimize potential issues doing a procedure known as bedding in is extremely helpful. Bedding in new ebc pads and discs use brakes with minimal pressure for first 100 miles from urban speeds of 30 50 mph only. You d be forgiven in thinking it involved a fancy dinner and a bottle of wine back at your place but the correct answer is a little less romantic than that.

Most brake pad compounds will take up to 300 400 miles to fully develop an even transfer film on the rotors.