Originally Posted By: oilmaven
I'm having the front brakes replaced on the van today. Although the pads still show quite a bit of "meat" on them, the rotors are pretty warped and its bothering me enough to just replace them. I was able to get some OEM Ford pads (recommended on a forum for the vehicle and very reasonably priced) and have specified higher quality rotors be used (probably NAPA or Car Quest brand). Any opinions here as to whether its a good idea to use an aggressive "bed-in" (procedures for this are available) when they're new or just use them gently for a couple of hundred miles?
Use the pad recommendation procedure.... Not the rotor.
Here's a common one:
http://zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm
I'm having the front brakes replaced on the van today. Although the pads still show quite a bit of "meat" on them, the rotors are pretty warped and its bothering me enough to just replace them. I was able to get some OEM Ford pads (recommended on a forum for the vehicle and very reasonably priced) and have specified higher quality rotors be used (probably NAPA or Car Quest brand). Any opinions here as to whether its a good idea to use an aggressive "bed-in" (procedures for this are available) when they're new or just use them gently for a couple of hundred miles?
Use the pad recommendation procedure.... Not the rotor.
Here's a common one:
http://zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm
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