Bedding in Brake Pads
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Bedding in Brake Pads
Having new Zimermann discs and EBC Yellowstuff pads put in next week. The discs have a coating, and when I looked at the pads, they have a red coating stamped “brake-in coating” (should say break-in coating !!) The instructions for these pads specifically say drive carefully for the first 50 miles, then after 200 miles of urban use, using the brakes severely ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY, commence the final bed-in by braking from 60 to 20mph at least 5 times. I have gone straight to the fast braking method in the past without any problems, and wondered if the pad and disc coatings should make me think again ! Any advice ?
Last edited by Munchingmolar on Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Bedding in Brake Pads
i use the fast braking in method and never had any issues but i just have the OEM Audi set up and never had any issues sorry bit of a strange on never heard of brake in coating
2018 B9 RS4 Navarra Blue
2013 B8 RS4 Sepang Blue
2007 B7 RS4 Avant Sprint Blue
2001 B5 RS4 Nogaro Blue
1998 B5 S4 Avant Kingfisher Blue
1993 B4 S2 Avant laser Red
2013 B8 RS4 Sepang Blue
2007 B7 RS4 Avant Sprint Blue
2001 B5 RS4 Nogaro Blue
1998 B5 S4 Avant Kingfisher Blue
1993 B4 S2 Avant laser Red
Re: Bedding in Brake Pads
Just drive normally - that's what I've done with the Redstuffs on all my RS cars. The coating is abrasive and 'trues-up' the disc surface relative to the pad.
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Re: Bedding in Brake Pads
Red stuff beds in better gradually using the abrasive coating. I’ve been using Red Stuff on all my cars for years now. On one occasional I did the quick bed in method and went though the coating too quickly, and it didn’t bed in as well. Lesson learnt.
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Re: Bedding in Brake Pads
Ok, normal driving it is then, thanks !
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