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Old 10-26-2004, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BioBenz
Yes,
I put the shims (by this I suppose you mean the pins and the anti-rattle spring) back, and promptly made about 12 stops from 70mph, full force.
That's not a good way to break-in new brakes! You should have made a number of moderate stops from about 25-30 Mph, (while letting the brakes cool in between) then a few more moderate stops from about 45-50 Mph to break them in.

You could have damaged or cracked the pads the way you broke them in and that's why they're making a grinding sound...

Did you use new rotors? Or, were the old ones turned? A lip at the edge of the rotor along with new pads could also cause the problem you're describing.
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