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Originally Posted by Dave Kost
Can anyone recommend a "bed in" procedure?
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Yes. Install the correct pads, do it correctly and clean up or replace any tin hardware. Good pad sets come with new tin and shims for the pads, sometimes attached to the back of them with adhesive. Clean mounting surfaces on carriers where the pads sit completely before installing tin, use a small wire brush and other tools. Remove, clean and relubricate the pins that floating calipers "ride" on, make sure that they move freely. A spinning wire wheel on a bench grinder is necessary for doing a competent brake job in most cases, (to clean and smooth the pins), and I do NOT live in the rust belt.
Learn how to correctly use brake pad grease to very slightly lubricate the contact points where the pads slide in the carriers and make contact with the caliper pistons. Work very clean and do the brake job correctly and there is no need to "bed in" the pads. If you don't do the job right, no amount of driving a certain way will alleviate the issues you will have. I try not to mash the brakes for the first mile or two but then I'm easy on brakes in general, I try to drive well.
Oh yeah, don't forget to change the brake fluid regularly! Buy a cheap fluid tester online and check for moisture content in the reservoir of all of your vehicles. That one can save your life when going down a mountain on a 100 deg. day in the summer!
