brake break in...
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brake break in...
ok i searched first so don't poop on me. im replacing my front brake pads tomorrow for the second time. first time was at 12,000 miles and now at 26,000. i live in nyc and drive spiritidly... anyway, id like this pair to last me until 39,000 miles so i dont have to change them again before the lease is up. so i heard about breaking in your brakes. what is the proper way to do this? btw, im also changing my tranny fluid tomorrow (about damn time).
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"This is just the most common method, it seems to work pretty good. You'll want to find some empty stretches of road to do it...
Accelerate to 50 mph, then apply the brake gently. Not just a barely touched it, but don't slam them. 40-50%. Go down to about 10 mph, repeat 4 or 5 more times. Then drive for 10 or so minutes and let everything cool down. If there's traffic lights, there's not much you can do, but see if you can just coast to them and not have to stop. Then run the car to 50, stop hard 5 times, 80% braking, down to about 10 mph. Then drive for 10 or 15 more minutes and take it back home. Let them sit and cool off, make sure everything is good.
At this point, unless you messed up, you're done. Be nice to the pads for 200-400 miles depending on how much stopping you do. This just makes sure they're broken in and worn into the rotors before you really rag on them. Then have at it."
"This is just the most common method, it seems to work pretty good. You'll want to find some empty stretches of road to do it...
Accelerate to 50 mph, then apply the brake gently. Not just a barely touched it, but don't slam them. 40-50%. Go down to about 10 mph, repeat 4 or 5 more times. Then drive for 10 or so minutes and let everything cool down. If there's traffic lights, there's not much you can do, but see if you can just coast to them and not have to stop. Then run the car to 50, stop hard 5 times, 80% braking, down to about 10 mph. Then drive for 10 or 15 more minutes and take it back home. Let them sit and cool off, make sure everything is good.
At this point, unless you messed up, you're done. Be nice to the pads for 200-400 miles depending on how much stopping you do. This just makes sure they're broken in and worn into the rotors before you really rag on them. Then have at it."
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