Endless Brake Pad bedding procedures
PRE-BEDDING PROCEDURES:
- Please make sure pads are mounted on clean disks free of contaminants, dirt and friction material if switching to Endless brake pads from a different manufacturer. This can be done by resurfacing the rotor surface. This will ensure the best performance from Endless brake pads.
- Make sure the brake pads are installed correctly.
- If using Endless brake pads on the racetrack, please use rotor temperature paint on the brake rotor’s vanes and cheeks to monitor disk temperatures, and this will also assist in making sure the brake system is working at optimum conditions.
- Make sure the brake pads are installed correctly.
- If using Endless brake pads on the racetrack, please use rotor temperature paint on the brake rotor’s vanes and cheeks to monitor disk temperatures, and this will also assist in making sure the brake system is working at optimum conditions.
NOTE: This is especially needed if using Endless brake pads with Porsche PCCB, Brembo/SGL CCM, Nissan NCCB, or Endless CMC brake disks on the racetrack. Brake disk wear on OEM CCM disks can greatly increase if the disks are used beyond the acceptable temperature range. Please do not use CCM disks for extended periods of time over 600 degrees Celsius. If the pink temperature paint has turned white on the rotor cheeks, then extra care should be taken.
BEDDING PROCEDURES:
Street pads
Install the brake pads on a new or resurfaced set of rotors. Drive normally as you would on the street with moderate braking pressure for about 200-600 miles, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. A transfer layer will gradually build up on the rotor surface.
Install the brake pads on a new or resurfaced set of rotors. Drive normally as you would on the street with moderate braking pressure for about 200-600 miles, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. A transfer layer will gradually build up on the rotor surface.
Track pads
First we would recommend that you apply thermal paint on the rotor edges in order to more accurately gauge the temperatures (Endless rotors come pre-painted). Completed at the track, run for about 5 minutes with 50% braking pressure, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. Pit to allow the brakes to cool down gradually for at least 5 minutes. Run another 10 minutes with about 70%-80% braking pressure, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. The green thermal paint starts to fade to white ash at around 400 Celsius once the color change starts you will be all set. Pit to allow the brakes to cool down gradually for at least 10 minutes or once the rotor temperature drops below 100 Celsius and then the recommended bedding process will be complete and the pads will be ready to use.
First we would recommend that you apply thermal paint on the rotor edges in order to more accurately gauge the temperatures (Endless rotors come pre-painted). Completed at the track, run for about 5 minutes with 50% braking pressure, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. Pit to allow the brakes to cool down gradually for at least 5 minutes. Run another 10 minutes with about 70%-80% braking pressure, no hard stops or heavy high speed braking during this period. The green thermal paint starts to fade to white ash at around 400 Celsius once the color change starts you will be all set. Pit to allow the brakes to cool down gradually for at least 10 minutes or once the rotor temperature drops below 100 Celsius and then the recommended bedding process will be complete and the pads will be ready to use.