Bedding in brakes

[C M Smith <cmsmith@domain.elided>]

A common misconception is that brakes need to bed in to allow the pad to 
adapt to the contours of the rotor. Actually, pads need to bed in to ensure 
that the pad material is deposited onto the surface of the rotor. Just as 
tire rubber laid down on a race track improves the grip of tires on the 
road, so too does the pad material rubbed into the surface of the disc 
improve braking friction. New pads take longer to bed in if you have new or 
newly turned rotors.
Michael Smith
Calgary, Alberta,Canada
91 Alfa 164L
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