JohnPaulJones
New member
Hi TDI Club.
So i put new rotors and pads on the rear of my MK4. I went driving in it for a while and regularly stop to check the wear pattern on the new rotors. So on the visible side of the right rotor it is clear that only half of the pad rubs against the rotor. That would be the half part closest to the caliber. (I hope that is explained well...)
I jacked up the car again and made sure nothing was wrong. I cleaned the slidepins and lubed them. I lubed all contact faces again.
So the manuel for the pads says to bed the pads for the first 200-300 km / 120-190 miles. Break softly etc.
I have only driven for like 100km / 60 miles at this point.
So do you guys think that the pad will eventually get contact with the whole rotor face or is something very wrong?
I only have this problem on this one pad.
Also another question: Is it normal for the rubber boot on the slidepin to create a vacuum, so that when you push it in it wont slide out again by itself? Thanks in advance guys!
So i put new rotors and pads on the rear of my MK4. I went driving in it for a while and regularly stop to check the wear pattern on the new rotors. So on the visible side of the right rotor it is clear that only half of the pad rubs against the rotor. That would be the half part closest to the caliber. (I hope that is explained well...)
I jacked up the car again and made sure nothing was wrong. I cleaned the slidepins and lubed them. I lubed all contact faces again.
So the manuel for the pads says to bed the pads for the first 200-300 km / 120-190 miles. Break softly etc.
I have only driven for like 100km / 60 miles at this point.
So do you guys think that the pad will eventually get contact with the whole rotor face or is something very wrong?
I only have this problem on this one pad.
Also another question: Is it normal for the rubber boot on the slidepin to create a vacuum, so that when you push it in it wont slide out again by itself? Thanks in advance guys!