dunglan7

I just finish installing R1 rotors and Hawks brake pads on the car. Now when I try to break in the pads the cars feel weird. Under normal driving the rotors are real loud when they rotate on the car. It sounds like it's rubbing against the pads. Is it suppose to be like this. Also when I brake the cars starts to shake. Could it be that the new rotors are warp? Last when I slam on the brakes the front right side started shaking real bad. I mean you could feel the whole right side shaking. Did I do something wrong?

THE TECH

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Did you bed in the brakes correctly? I'm not a fan of knockoff rotors although I haven't heard of R1 rotors before. They should not be warped if they are brand new. Some noise when the pads are new is normal.

dunglan7

So will the noise go away after I have wore down the pads a little?

THE TECH

iTrader: (154)

The noise should go away as long as you bed the brakes correctly.

dunglan7

Well it's almost one o'clock over here. Let me try and re bed the pads again and I'll tell you how it goes.

dunglan7

Just took the car out again. It seems as if I just have to wear the pads and rotors down some more. I'll keep ya updated.

Ztalker

so, how did it go? any improvememnt after bedding in a little bit? Did you do the installation yourself?

davidv

iTrader: (2)

Something is seriously wrong. New pads and rotors might grab and make noise, but shaking is unacceptable.

a. The rotors are properly torqued?


b. The callipers are on tight.

asp17

Any luck with them