Hi guys,

Had my front discs and pads replaced, anyway still bedding them in gently (200 miles so far).

Was cleaning the car today when I noticed that the brake pad doesn't actually make full contact (when normal) on the disc but the rears do.

http://www.aoyt95.dsl.pipex.com/brakepad.jpg

Is this normal? You can see the gap at the back there.

There are no strange marks on the disc.

There is usually a bevel on the pad so the edges won't contact with the disc, it's not the best photo but it looks normal to me.

Are there any efficiency issues?

Well, I actually went back to the garage today and they said the ends were... I can't remember the word. But basically that's normal.

I've done 250 miles on them and bedded them the other night properly (5-6 50-30mph medium stops, 2 x 70mph-20mph hardish stops and 1 70-0mph hard stop).

They aren't feeling all that great at the moment, but I think they'll start to feel better in a few miles I hope.

Yes mine are the same(Tarox) it's a shamfered edge so they don't wreck the discs(Or something like that)

Yes mine are the same(Tarox) it's a shamfered edge so they don't wreck the discs(Or something like that)

That's the word I was looking for, felt like a bit of a **** when he explained that's what it was.

Ah well!

Just got to find out why my clutch/gearstick is vibrating when changing gears now! :P

shamfered edges stop pad squeal

this is especially noticible on new shape Ford Focus , spurious pads tend not to have the shamfer and they squeal like a pig , standard pads with shamfer = no noise

Ah cool, thanks for that mate

My rear ones aren't shamfered which was why I thought the fronts were a bit "off".

Just hope they become a little sharper in the weeks to come!