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Bedding
brake pads has a couple of important effects. The friction
material in semi-metallic pads is held together by an organic
binder, usually a type of phenolic material. As the pads get
hot, the binder boils and burns from the top surface of the
pad. Once this burning or “Bedding” takes place,
the friction material makes proper contact with the rotor.
Baer
Claw® systems feature Baer’s ceramic-based SPORT
TOURING “D-compound” brake pads. Although pre-burnished
from the factory, SPORT-TOURING, just as with all pad types,
benefit from being properly mated to the rotor surface. If
both the rotor and pad are new and the rotor surfaces are
un-plated, it is most desirable to run the pads through normal
commuting type driving for at least 150-200-miles before using
them aggressively. If the new rotor surface finish is plated
or the rotor is used with a compound other than the SPORT-TOURING
ceramic-based pad, increase the commuter type driving with
no hard use, to a total of 250-300-miles to accomplish the
blending of the pad surface to the rotor surface.
For the
demand of track use, amateur and professional racing, Baer
offers the Mintex® line of carbon performance pads to
fit Baer’s family of caliper options found in Baer Claw®
brake Systems
Bedding
The Pads - (NEVER DRAG the brakes)
Note:
Never “Bed” pads on rotors, which have not first
been “Seasoned.” Always allow a substantial coast
down zone when bedding pads that will allow you to safely
drive the car to a stop in the event of fade.
- Perform
four-repeated light to medium stops, from 65 to 10 mph,
to bring the rotors to temperature.
- Perform
three light stops in succession. Perform eight heavy stops,
back to back, at a point just pending wheel lock, from 65
mph to about 5 mph.
- Drive
for ten minutes to create cooling airflow, without using
the brakes if at all possible.
- Perform
three light stops in succession. Perform eight heavy stops,
back to back, at a point just pending wheel lock, from 65
mph
to about 5 mph.
- Drive
for ten minutes to create cooling airflow, without using
the brakes if at all possible.
Additional
Notes:
- Metallic
brake pads – Metallic pads need high temperatures to
keep the pad “Bedded”. If you drive the car for
a period of time without using the brakes extensively, you
may need to “Bed” the pads again. This is not
a problem. Simply repeat the procedure.
- Switching
from Carbon Metallic pads to semi-metallic brake pads (not
recommended) – When switching from Carbon Metallic
pads to semi-metallic brake pads will need to wear through
the layer of carbon that the PFC pads have deposited in
the rotor surface. The new pads won’t grip well at
all, until this layer of carbon is removed.
- Racers
- Racers should “Bed” a few sets of pads at a
time. In the event you need to change brake pads during
a race, you MUST use a set of “Bedded” pads. Racing
on “non-bedded” pads leads to a type of “fade”
caused by the binding agents coming out of the pad too quickly.
This is called “green fade”. These binders may
create a liquid (actually a gas) layer between your pads
and rotors. Liquids have a very poor coefficient of friction.
This condition is the reason for reverse slotting or cross-drilling
rotors, as it allows a pathway for the gasses to escape.
If any
of this is unclear, or you have comments, please call the
us at (604) 984-3673.
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questions about kits, parts, installations or services are
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