[reldridge]

Ok, so last night I finally took the time to swap pads.

My god, the ones I took off were sh!te! Hard as a rock, no chamfering, and no groove cut down the middle. I used the 3m green pad on my drill to remove all rust/brake dust from my rotors, and then went over them with 180 grit sand paper. I cleaned the rotors with brake cleaner, and used my two foot level (nice straight edge) to make sure they were 'true'. Brake 'bite' was immediately better with the new pads and fresh rotor surface , but the vibration is still there. Maybe it's the price I pay for grooved/slotted rotors?

Also, while on my 20 minute bed-in run, I noticed some brake fade about 10 minutes in. They still worked, but pedal travel was more pronounced. It went away when things cooled down a bit. I had just finished 3 or 4 'slow-downs' from 90-100 to 35-40. Should that have been expected, or did I boil my brake fluid? I know it is due for a change, and will be changed one day next week, as I'm on holidays. Hopefully that will get rid of the fade. Any suggestions on brake fluid, or should I just stick with Canadian Tire stuff, as it's my DD?

-Ryan