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11-03-09, 12:05 PM
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For me...very tight and tight.
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11-04-09, 07:46 AM
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+1, wonder if the stealership does this when they test drive the car ?? My service advisor never mentioned it to me  |
There's no way the dealer would bed the brakes. I take my cars on a country road where there's no traffic. Some people may not have this luxury. It's really fun to do and puts a smile on my face. Be sure you don't have any loose cargo that can fly forward as you're mashing on the brakes.
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11-04-09, 07:47 AM
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For me...very tight and tight.
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+1 Never had one loosen up.
Last edited by 968racer; 11-04-09 at 03:52 PM.
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11-04-09, 01:49 PM
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Really like them tight. But sometimes you have to let go a bit!
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11-06-09, 12:47 PM
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I also keep in mind that the next time I change them that I don't want to be busting my knuckles  or pounding on the wrench to break them free. I try to remember to put some anti-freeze compound on the bolts too.
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11-07-09, 08:12 PM
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Great Thread
I changed my rear pads today, with the help from this forum. The job took about one hour. I ordered the parts from Sewell and I included the fit kit but not the shim kit. I have a 2005 with 68K. Thanks Mandyfig for your excellent posts.
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11-08-09, 05:49 AM
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Yes, anti-seize is your friend.
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11-08-09, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LEXEHAM
I changed my rear pads today, with the help from this forum. The job took about one hour. I ordered the parts from Sewell and I included the fit kit but not the shim kit. I have a 2005 with 68K. Thanks Mandyfig for your excellent posts.
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You are welcome, just giving back. Have learned a ton from this forum!
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11-14-09, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 968racer
There's no way the dealer would bed the brakes. I take my cars on a country road where there's no traffic. Some people may not have this luxury. It's really fun to do and puts a smile on my face. Be sure you don't have any loose cargo that can fly forward as you're mashing on the brakes.
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You do not have to go nuts doing this. All you are doing is heating the brakes up to drive out any solvents and prevent them from glazing from your first panic stop. Just go out and drive 30 mph with the brakes draging. After they heat up sufficiently, let them cool down. Then do it again. You can do it in city driving.
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11-14-09, 10:16 AM
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Bedding, from what I understand is for high performance, heavy duty braking. The stop and go type. Mainly for commercial use.
If you are just making sure that the solvent and/or sealer is off the steel, as recommended above should be fine right?
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11-16-09, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by biff44
You do not have to go nuts doing this. All you are doing is heating the brakes up to drive out any solvents and prevent them from glazing from your first panic stop. Just go out and drive 30 mph with the brakes draging. After they heat up sufficiently, let them cool down. Then do it again. You can do it in city driving.
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You're also transfering a small layer of pad to the rotor. If driving the resins out was the only objective, this would eventually be done on normal braking. To get the most out of your brakes, bedding should be done.
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11-16-09, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mandyfig
Bedding, from what I understand is for high performance, heavy duty braking. The stop and go type. Mainly for commercial use.
If you are just making sure that the solvent and/or sealer is off the steel, as recommended above should be fine right?
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Yes, it is used much more commonly on high performance vehicles but can be beneficial for all cars with new rotors & pads.
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