Bedding in Metal Masters

[porschenut]

Replaced my OEM pads with Metal Masters today. Is there any particular procedure that's recommended for breaking (or is it braking?) them in?

[tonythetarga]

You might try a search. This is what I found with one click.

Proper Brake Pad Bedding

A buddy of mine uses them for DE's and says that you want to hacksaw a line top to bottom in the center of the pad, essentially making 2 halves (front/back) to help any gases escape during braking. Cut them to about 50% of the pad, that way you also know when you are down to 1/2 pad and time to change them.

[porschenut]

Thanks Tony. I did try searching but what I was wondering is if there is a procedure specifically for Metal Masters. I assume no.

[Quicksilver]

Different manufacturers may have subtly different procedures but they all work out to the same thing:
- Slowly bring the pads and rotors up to temperature where they are just getting to the point where they start to stink and fade. Then do one stop from a higher speed letting the brakes go into 'green fade'. (they go almost completely away) After that let everything cool down completely but don't let the pads come to a stop on the rotors until it is cooled down. Then you are done.

The variations in the technique really come down to the differences in how much energy you have to put into different types of pad materials get them up to temperature and then to go through the green-fade burn-in procedure. Generic street compounds on generic cars can be bedded without breaking the speed limit. A good track compound with good brakes will probably require 3 digit speeds.