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Message started by Pine on 08/10/13 at 18:57:10

Title: EBC brake pads
Post by Pine on 08/10/13 at 18:57:10

So I put on those front pads..

YEAH: the squeal is nearly gone

ummm huh?: these dont have near the friction of the original pads. lots more squeezing to get the same results

Title: Re: EBC brake pads
Post by Oldfeller on 08/10/13 at 19:08:31

Yes, they take some extra pressure even after you get them seated all the way (which takes a month, BTW).

Title: Re: EBC brake pads
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 08/11/13 at 13:50:57

I have EBC's & I can make my front tire chirp W/O serious White KNuckle on the brake lever. I think I could make it slide, but,,thats an experiment that fails, even if it succeeds, because Nothing turns gravity on any faster than a front tire thats Not Rolling,

Title: Re: EBC brake pads
Post by WD on 08/11/13 at 15:06:02

Did you remember to sand the news pads and the disc? If not, they suck.

Title: Re: EBC brake pads
Post by Pine on 08/11/13 at 17:36:21

687B3F0 wrote:

Did you remember to sand the news pads and the disc? If not, they suck.

NO... dernit... really???

Title: Re: EBC brake pads
Post by WD on 08/11/13 at 19:47:54

You need to break the glaze on the rotor, not a big deal. Staple some 100 grit sandpaper to a piece of 1x2 or 2x2 scrap, sand where the pads clamp in an X pattern. Both sides of the rotor, just go gently, when you see the rotor getting hazy instead of shiny, stop. Switch to the pad surfaces, lightly, and I mean lightly, sand them. Brake pads can get a surface "funk", for lack of a better term, while sitting around in the package. It's a normal byproduct, it's just excess adhesive residue outgassing. Break the shine, and they'll bite in a lot better. No need to even pull the pads, just pop the caliper off, insert the paper and scuff them up a hair. Or do just the rotor swept surfaces, the sanding on it will speed up bedding in the pads.