OEM brake pad & rotor bedding in

[BA4IN775]

I just changed front brakes with Textar pads and Meyle rotors. Getting ready to bed in the brakes. I checked the paper work that came with the parts to see if there were any specifics. The rotor paper work states to avoid hard stops for the first 200 kilometers. Should I wait to put some miles on the brakes before bedding in? Thanks for the input!

[Seerlah]

Some pads need break in, some don't. It depends and they will usually say so on the box. Rotors really have no bearing on how the pads bed in (shouldn't, anyways). It's just metal. The pads are where it matters.

[MacFady]

For what it's worth, you shouldn't be coming to any hard "stops" during bedding in, just close to stops. Either way, I've never waited for an initial "break in" period before doing the process. Apparently if they are zinc coated it is advised not to do the bedding in procedure immediately after installation.

[eljay]

Follow this one if you can:
https://www.zeckhausen.com/catalog/i...Path=6446_6443
And more info: https://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech....jsp?techid=85

I've used the Zeckhausen method with great results the only time I changed the pads on my own. I never see any mechanic shop do bedding anywhere near that. They take the car for a short run to make sure it actually stops and hand the keys over to the owner.

[BA4IN775]

Thanks for the input..off to find a place without traffic.

[imnuts]

Hawk recommends a similar procedure for their pads. They just have you do a few slower, hard braking sequences before doing the 60 mph slowdown.

I bedded my pads in on a back road that was twisty, but where there is rarely other cars and I could speed up and slow down safely. Then used the main road to get back home during the cool down period.

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[MoparFreak69]

Many new pads come pre-burnished so bedding in is not required. If the packaging doesn't indicate this is the case then I usually bed them in just to be sure.