Well it's official. For me being cheap and a dumbass and letting the pads wear down further than I should have, I now have to pay. The passenger side caliper froze and wore down the inner pad FAST, which a couple of days ago must have cracked and disintegrated. I didn't think I drove on it very long (only what I had to), but the damage is done. The inner rotor face is visably chewed down thinner than the outer rotor face, and I'm not going to try to have a shop cut them anymore (they'll probably just crack anyway and I'll end up replaceing them this summer anyway).
Searching NLOC, the brake gurus linked to Baer's website, which describes the seasoning process for new rotors. I was already planning on bedding the new Hawk HPS pads I bought for the truck, but I was unaware of a separate seasoning process that was needed for the new rotors. Has anyone heard of seasoning the rotors, and how important is it? Can I do it with my new Hawk pads, or do I need to pick up a set of crappy pads to season them first?
Also, I'm getting some custom slotted/dimpled rotors, so I assume I can't have them turned before I put them on. What does everyone use to clean them before putting them on? Will hitting them with brake cleaner be sufficient?
Thanks,
Kevin
Searching NLOC, the brake gurus linked to Baer's website, which describes the seasoning process for new rotors. I was already planning on bedding the new Hawk HPS pads I bought for the truck, but I was unaware of a separate seasoning process that was needed for the new rotors. Has anyone heard of seasoning the rotors, and how important is it? Can I do it with my new Hawk pads, or do I need to pick up a set of crappy pads to season them first?
Also, I'm getting some custom slotted/dimpled rotors, so I assume I can't have them turned before I put them on. What does everyone use to clean them before putting them on? Will hitting them with brake cleaner be sufficient?
Thanks,
Kevin