How to Burnish Car Brakes

When you experience soft brake pedal at very low mileage or after replacing the rotor burnish the brake pad contact surfaces.

When performing a burnishing procedure use extreme cautions and it must be done under a safer road and traffic conditions.

Car brakes burnishing procedure

Step 1. Drive the vehicle on a straight smooth road at 31 mph (50 kph).

Step. 2 Use medium brake pedal/ foot effort to bring the vehicle to a complete stop from 31 mph (50 kph). Adjust brake pedal/foot pressure such that the vehicle stopping time equals 3 to 5 seconds.

Step 3. To cool the brake system, drive the vehicle at 31 mph (50 kph) for 1 minute without stopping.

Step 4. Repeat step 1 to 3 10 times or more to complete the burnishing procedure.