Bedding in new Disc and Pads?

OspreyO · 31 Jul 2007 at 09:23

How long does it take to bed in new disc and pads. New ones fitted last Friday, front only. Driven about 50 miles, brakes still a little soft IMO.

tim_enchanter · 31 Jul 2007 at 09:28

I would have thought that if you have new pads n discs then you just wouldn't be able to stop as quick as if they were bedded in. The fact that the pedal is soft just sounds like the system hasn't been bled very well.
Normally when I've done mine in the past I'm sure the pedal felt more solid for a while.

Dolph · 31 Jul 2007 at 09:30

A couple of hundred miles will normally do it, maybe 500 miles at a push, although it depends what sort of driving you're doing.

50 miles isn't far enough though.

OspreyO · 31 Jul 2007 at 11:53

tim_enchanter said:
I would have thought that if you have new pads n discs then you just wouldn't be able to stop as quick as if they were bedded in. The fact that the pedal is soft just sounds like the system hasn't been bled very well.
Normally when I've done mine in the past I'm sure the pedal felt more solid for a while.

Sorry I didn't mean the pedal was soft, just the braking. The feel of the discs etc.

Dolph said:
A couple of hundred miles will normally do it, maybe 500 miles at a push, although it depends what sort of driving you're doing.

50 miles isn't far enough though.

Ah ok. I'll see how I get one.