Re: Heat Cycling New Pads?

[James Marriott <marriott@micron.net>]

Haudi,

At 03:38 PM 10/19/99 -0700, Gerry Snow wrote:
>I just installed Mintex (Red Box) pads on my 84 4000q on Friday, together
>with new Brembo cross-drilled rotors.  I heat cycled them by dragging the
>brake pedal successively while driving in third gear at about 30-35 mph.  I
>did this about 5 or 6 times, with the last time or two enough so that I
>could just smell the brakes getting hot.

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alexander van Gerbig <Audi_80@email.msn.com>
>To: Quattro List <quattro@audifans.com>
>Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 9:53 PM
>Subject: Heat Cycling New Pads?
>
>
>>    When I get new pads I should heat cycle right?  Get the news pads on
>and

I just ordered my third set of pads (track pads for PIR, 200q front) from
Weston Motorsports. If they're anything like the first two sets
(carbon/kevlar rear race pads for 4kq, pagid street pads for 200q rear),
I'll continue to be one happy customer. 888.558.0631

no relation, ymmv, and
cu, James
'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q")
'89 200q (K26, wood/8-gauge dash, torsen, aero handles, Procon10/no bag)
Boise, ID, USA     http://netnow.micron.net/~marriott