Baer break in process..

[twenty5psi]

Hey everyone..I just got a new set of the baer claw big brakes and I wanted to be clear on a few things so I dont destroy my new brakes on the break-in process..I was reading the papers that came with my kit and I just wanted to make sure I'm understanding this right..Ok,to season the rotors,it says to go out and do some 55 mph stops with about 40% pedal pressure to about 15mph about 10 times before you move onto the next step..Do I allow the rotors to cool before each time i do this?..I also had another question about the pads that came with the kit..They say that with the pads you do not need to bed them..Theyre the pro touring pads..Im not sure what pads I got with my kit and I didnt know what the standard pad was that came with the kit so I figured i would ask..It also says that I do not need to season the rotors either with these pads but before i go out and skip the break in process i need to know if these are the sbs pads or not..Any help or experience or tips would be greatly appreciated..Thank you..

 

[Jehu]

www.stoptech.com has some nice descriptions of bedding in and seasoning procedures.

 

[4ged4G63]

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[twenty5psi]

Thanks man,glad to hear from someone else who has had them..I'll give it a try when the car comes back from its hibernation..

 

[Jehu]

yeah because he has stoptechs :thumbdown

Of course, baer brakes have SUCH a different alloy composition that you can't season the rotors the same way... Do YOU know what's actually going on during rotor seasoning? It's a simple stress-relieving heat treatment, pure and simple.

 

[4ged4G63]

cool

 

[Todd TCE]

No, hot.

Getting new rotors up to temp, high temp, when new as well as the pad is all very important. This cures both the rotor and the pad.

Also, burning through all that zinc takes time and can gum up rotors along the way.

I find that when I run in customer cars the rotors are a nice blue when I'm part way done and the pads are smoking like a cancer ridden Marboro man. Ahh, the smell of heavy brake smoke...!

 

[Jehu]

Heh, the first time I bedded in my porterfields I almost choked to death!