just taken the blade round the block to check toe in, boy do thinks happen quickly compared to the pinto revs, gearchanges etc. problem is the brakes are shite new pads and discs all round the pedal is reasonably solid ( i mean it moves but the brakes aren't there) guess we all get too used to servo assisted brakes.. is there a quick way to bed the brakes in cos I'm at aintree on saturday, I'm taking it over on a suspended tow so I can always put the handbrake on a bit to bed the rears in
many thanks
tony

i wouldnt dream of towing it with the handbrake on, thats a sure way to ovre heat them.

Last time i changed pads, the lad who did it said it only took an afternoon of cautious breaking to bed them in. Its less of an issue when the discs are new too, because everything is nominally flat to start with, with old discs and new pads there will be wear grooves to wear in!

All IMHO...

100 miles of normal driving without any heavy braking or sudden stops should bed them in. A couple of hundred yards with the handbrake dragging should get the rears working.

[Edited on 29/9/05 by Peteff]

Trick that I always used to use when test driving with new brakes, was to find a suitably empty piece of road and mix braking between light dabs and 5 - 10 second (light pressure) applications (hence suitably empty because of those behind). Over about a mile (1/2 mile each way) this would bring a semblance of a brake pedal without excessive heat build up.


Enjoy.