PowerSlot & Hawk initial break-in question
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PowerSlot & Hawk initial break-in question
<TABLE width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Hey Guys...
I took the day off today to install my Cryo PowerSlots and Hawk LTS pads...
Biggest problem was getting the rear rotors off... handy BFH worked just fine
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I want to make sure I did the initial break-in correctly... Here's what I did:
1. Drove around for 25 miles using the brakes every "once and a while"... very light pressure.
2. I did ten 30mph to 5mph moderate braking "almost stops"... between each almost stop I drove for 2-3 minutes to cool the brakes.
3. Then I did three 60mph to 5mph, heavy on the pedal, "almost stops"... between each almost stop I drove 3 minutes to cool the brakes.
4. Repeated #2 then #3. Drove 10 minutes home without using the brakes to really cool them well.
5. Parked the X and checked the rotors for heat (hardly any).
Well guys... this is how I interpreted the instruction from PowerSlot...
Did I do it right?
A few years ago I installed front ART cryo rotors w/Performance Friction pads on my old 99F250SD/SC... the initial break-in was much more agressive... I remember smoking the OEM rear brakes while doing the "almost stops"... Plus I remember smelling the brakes too... something that the directions said would happen. Why such a difference in the initial break-in procedure??
Well, another mod is done
... this weekend I'll hit the barn for another mod!!!
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I took the day off today to install my Cryo PowerSlots and Hawk LTS pads...
Biggest problem was getting the rear rotors off... handy BFH worked just fine
.I want to make sure I did the initial break-in correctly... Here's what I did:
1. Drove around for 25 miles using the brakes every "once and a while"... very light pressure.
2. I did ten 30mph to 5mph moderate braking "almost stops"... between each almost stop I drove for 2-3 minutes to cool the brakes.
3. Then I did three 60mph to 5mph, heavy on the pedal, "almost stops"... between each almost stop I drove 3 minutes to cool the brakes.
4. Repeated #2 then #3. Drove 10 minutes home without using the brakes to really cool them well.
5. Parked the X and checked the rotors for heat (hardly any).
Well guys... this is how I interpreted the instruction from PowerSlot...
Did I do it right?
A few years ago I installed front ART cryo rotors w/Performance Friction pads on my old 99F250SD/SC... the initial break-in was much more agressive... I remember smoking the OEM rear brakes while doing the "almost stops"... Plus I remember smelling the brakes too... something that the directions said would happen. Why such a difference in the initial break-in procedure??
Well, another mod is done
... this weekend I'll hit the barn for another mod!!!</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
