feeling a "grinding" after putting on new ebc red pads

[gen2lover]

on my 2002 rt today. All around new pads.I get this grinding or rough feel when coming to a stop.I never felt this with the stock pads I just removed. Any reasons or answers? Maybe they are still settling in? Only driven the car about 40 or so miles with new pads.

 

[dave6666]

First guess - rotors. Are they warped or ridged? Did you resurface them?

Second guess - bedding. Did you bed them?

Third guess - caliper screws not tight. Who did the install?

It's only 07:30, so I'm working sober. That's why we put the guess disclaimer on all statements.

 

[DAMN YANKEE]

Did you remember to slide out the creeper?

 

[Jim Wilson]

I'm with Dave on his third guess.

Or maybe a pad\s was put in backwords???

 

[gen2lover]

ok.dumb question. whats bedding them? not sure what he did. put in backwards? no he did not resurface the rotors.

 

[AZTVR]

ok.dumb question. whats bedding them? not .

Not so dumb. It really isn't common knowledge, even with many enthusiasts. Its really part of the user's responsibility after the install, especially for high performance or specialty formulation pads.

What EBC says here: EBC Brakes - Home of the worlds largest range of brake products - Troubleshooting
is different from what I thought was the procedure. I would definitely try to get a copy of the instructions that were in the box with your pads. The procedure could vary between different compounds, and the Redstuff has a bedding compound on it, which probably makes the procedure unique.

 

[goldcup]

when I did my ebc's this spring I got the same thing for just a few miles after bedding.

 

[KenH]

Some pads have a surface coating that helps them bed to the rotor. My Hawks did that for a short while when new. Sounded a bit like sandpaper on the rotor.

 

[mjorgensen Woodhouse]

Going from one compound or brand of pad to another will usually "require" you to clean off the rotor surface to rid it of the previous pad material and allow the new pads to film there own evenly. I would "scuff" the rotors at least then bed the new pads to the rotors. This should solve all your issues.