Bedding Req'd If New Pads = Old Pads?
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Bedding Req'd If New Pads = Old Pads?
Do you have to bed new pads even if they're exactly the same brand and model as the old pads?
IOW, I run Ferodo DS 2500 all around (stock rotors); let's say that my rotors last through this set of pads and I get new pads, again Ferodo DS2500s.
Do I have to bed the new pads? Wouldn't the pad transfer onto the rotors be exactly the same as the material that's already on the rotors?
IOW, I run Ferodo DS 2500 all around (stock rotors); let's say that my rotors last through this set of pads and I get new pads, again Ferodo DS2500s.
Do I have to bed the new pads? Wouldn't the pad transfer onto the rotors be exactly the same as the material that's already on the rotors?
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From: somewhere testing various tires, brakes, and suspensions.
Yep. Rebedding not only puts the material down on the rotor but it also burnishes the pad material. From the factory, most pads are heated in a furnace to chemically align the braking material. However, you still need to get the pads up to heat on your car to finish the process.
Anyone have this issue when bedding pads. I bedded my pads per stoptech procedure. a week later I started getting loud squeal. Pulled the rear pads out and somehow lubricant I put on the rails and back of the pads ended up on the front. Not sure how this could happen. Thoughts?