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Old 02-17-2005, 10:51 AM
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Brembo/PF upgrade and break in

I will be performing the upgrade this weekend and was wondering if you guys had any advice on how these should be broken in. I remember reading an article on this site saying that warping can also be caused by uneven application of the pad material the rotor which is from improper break in.


also...dont the PF pads have a lifetime warranty? Autozone says its two yrs.

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yup, lifetime warranty. i bought mine from autozone, they said its lifetime.
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i just called 3 autozones and they said 2yrs and if you go online its also 2yrs.

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Old 02-17-2005, 11:22 AM
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I bought PF pads about 3 years ago for the lifetime warranty. Just replaced them about a month ago - Autozone honored the waranty no questions asked.
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I'd search online for bed-in procedures. Having said that, I made the following hard brakes, never completely stopping:

(PS, don't forget to pump your brakes to push the calipers back to the rotors before you pull out of your driveway)

20 mph
30 mph
40 mph
50 mph
60 mph

I then rolled to a stop at my friends house (used the e-brake to get that last MPH, then released the e-brake). Put it in gear and left it for a few hours.

First few brakes were scarey slow. ARound the 40 or 50 mph stop I got the good chems burning smell. 50 mph was pretty good stop.

Don't remember if I tooled around for a few minutes in between stops (to cool the pads/rotors).
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thats what i was looking for.

FYI: Autozone says the warranty has been changed from lifetime to 2yrs.
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Originally Posted by Cardesign
i just called 3 autozones and they said 2yrs and if you go online its also 2yrs.
That's what mine were.
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