BKL

Hi guys,

I am new to bedding in pads, so bear with me here. I have a quick question regarding bedding in Hawp HP+ pads, or any sport pads in general.

Say I swap out the OEM pads for the HP+ at the track and go right ahead in using them on the track. What do I risk screwing up?

I understand that bedding the brakes allows an optimum contact between the rotor and the new pads to be made, but wouldnt a couple sessions of serious lapping take care of it? Sure, maybe the first session or two will go down the drain with poor brakes, but is this the only consequence?

Thanks in advance guys

3312DC

You need to get them really hot them then let them cool off. That should take care of it.

So I dont waste my first session at the track bedding in my pads, I do 3-4 100-0 full brake stops. Then I let the brakes cool completely and after that they work great. Im not that far from some pretty remote areas so I can do this safely

rlaifatt

I don't bother bedding pads and don't notice a difference (but that could be just me not being perceptive).

BKL

Even when the pads are brand new?

BrianZ

I'm with you! . I used to bed brakes on my car, but after it was no longer street legal I did not want to "waist" track time bedding in pads.. usualy it takes one full session to get the brakes 100%.

maxrev

I didn't bed-in a new pad once and I experienced major out-gasing (green fade?) on my first session. Since then, I try to bed my pads in at my local mtn road.

BKL

Hey Rob, can you explain what "out-gassing" is?


Also of another concern is, all the instructions explain the proper procedures of breaking in a pad. However, in real life, there is no way one can do those stuff immediately after install (unless you install the pads at the beginning of a very long straight road with no traffic).

Say I had to drive 50km to a region to bed in the pads. Wouldn't this mess up the cycle already, as I already have used the brakes in mild city driving (came to complete stop, etc)

rlaifatt

Why not just try it and see for yourself. Unless you drive like Maxrev out of the box (he only drives at max rev) I doubt you'll have a problem

BrianZ

I have driven new Race pads on new rotors in a race. Only ill effect was inconsistent braking for the first 5-10 min.. ( I was turning laps about 1 second off the track record for my class)

maxrev

This only happend once with a particular brand / pad type. I think it has to do with the type / compound of the pads also.