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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Jose, California
Age: 58
Posts: 5,272
Real Name: Tim
I'm of the opinion that bedding in brakes pads isn't necessary. People drive off dealership parking lots with new vehicles everyday without bedding in the brakes, and guess what, their braking is fine. I've never bedded in brakes on any vehicle I've owned and worked on and I haven't managed yet to drive off a cliff because my brakes failed me on a curve.
What I will say is people need to learn how to engine brake. I see way too many people riding their brakes down mountain grades because they're ignorant of the ability to use engine braking to slow their vehicle down. People with manual transmissions understand the benefits of downshifting to slow their vehicle down but people with automatics don't seem to understand they can do the same thing. My 1st downshift is turning Overdrive off, next is 2nd Gear and last is Low. Pick the gear that allows you to negotiate the grade without having to ride the brakes. If you're constantly on the brakes, you need to downshift to a lower gear.
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Last edited by mtbtim; 03-14-2023 at
07:52 PM
.Did the best break in that I could based on traffic etc. Does the rubbing/scraping noise go away with this setup after driving a few miles while the pads continue to settle in? I didnt make any adjustments to the rear e-brake shoes.
So after it sitting for about 45 minutes while I was at the store, I drove to pick my son up down the street. It was still making a rubbing noise in the right rear.....sounded almost like a wear sensor. After picking him up, we hit about 60 mph on the way home and it stopped.....no idea what it was.Click to expand...