bedding in new brakes
 

i have had new discs and pads fitted - pagid.

i have always used these and find them the best.

i usually bed in gently for about 100 miles.

i started the bedding in process, but since about 30 miles i have had to get a serious move on due to all manner of things at work going pair shaped.

the majority of the last 70 miles have been pretty hard and on b-roads.

i have suffered alot of fade and am now wondering if i have cooked the pads! :(

they seem unhappy to "grab" on like the previous sets and i think i have glazed them. they also travel on at junctions when hot.

i am now wondering wether i have totally screwed these pads or wether in time they will come good??

over to the panel!!! :D

would suggest you remove the pads for inspection and see if they show any signs of over-heating (shiny to look at!!)...................you can sometimes recover them by rubbing down on some abrasive emery cloth, etc and re-bedding!!

does sound like you've 'cooked' them!!

alyn - asperformance.com

i was very gentle with them for the 80 miles or so after the intitial problems and since then have covered a further 40 or so and in that time i have performed a couple of 100mph to 20 hard stops.

they seem to be performing fine now. although i have not driven the car as hard or for as long as previously, the fade that i would have been getting by driving in the that manner has gone.

i will give the car a proper, hard 5-10 mile caning at some point and see how they have shaped up - but they do feel alot better.

hopefully the problem is now solved - thanks for your reply Alyn, its appreciated.

Rich :)