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?

yes u have to bed the new one again.

+1 yes u need to rebed.

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.

Cool - thanks!

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?

too much lube?

not high temp lube?