Hawk® Performance HTC4208 Installation guide

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Hawk® Performance
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HTC4208
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Installation guide

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  PADINSTALLATIONAND
BED‐ININSTRUCTIONS
STREET
Installationinstructionsshouldbefollowedinaccordancewiththeapplication‐specificbrakepad
installationinstructionsprovidedbythevehiclemanufacturer.
BrakePadInstallationProcedure
Installbrakepadsproperly.Besurepadsaresecurelypositionedinthecaliper.
CheckBrakeFluid.Flushandreplace,asneeded.
Checkallhydraulicpartsforexcesswearandtear.
Checkrotorfordeepgroovesorscoring.Resurfaceorreplacerotor,asneeded.
Ifrotorsdonotneedresurfacing,thencontaminationfromthepreviousbrakepadsmustbe
removed.Sandrotorswith130‐gritsandpaperusingmoderatepressure.Usesoapandwaterto
cleanrotorsurfaceaftersanding.Rotorsshouldbefreeandclearofoil,greaseandbrakefluid.
Inspectcalipersforfreedomofmovement.Lubricatewherenecessary.
StreetBrakePadBurnishing/Bedding‐InInstructions
1. Tobreakinthenewcomponents,make6to10stopsfromapproximately30to35MPH
applyingmoderatepressure.
2. Makeanadditional2to3hardstopsfromapproximately40to45MPH.
3. DONOTDRAGBRAKES!
4. Allow15minutesforbrakesystemtocooldown.
5. Yourbrakesarenowreadyforuseandcanbedrivennormally.
  PADINSTALLATIONAND
BED‐ININSTRUCTIONS
MOTORSPORTS
Installationinstructionsshouldbefollowedinaccordancewiththeapplication‐specificbrakepad
installationinstructionsprovidedbythevehiclemanufacturer.
BrakePadInstallationProcedure
Installbrakepadsproperly.Besurepadsaresecurelypositionedinthecaliper.
CheckBrakeFluid.Flushandreplace,asneeded.
Checkallhydraulicpartsforexcesswearandtear.
Checkrotorfordeepgroovesorscoring.Resurfaceorreplacerotor,asneeded.
Ifrotorsdonotneedresurfacing,thencontaminationfromthepreviousbrakepadsmustbe
removed.Sandrotorswith130‐gritsandpaperusingmoderatepressure.Usesoapandwaterto
cleanrotorsurfaceaftersanding.Rotorsshouldbefreeandclearofoil,greaseandbrakefluid.
Inspectcalipersforfreedomofmovement.Lubricatewherenecessary.
MotorsportsBrakePadBurnishing/Bedding‐InInstructions
1. Afterreachingmediumspeedengagebrakepedaltoslowcarwithoutcomingtoacomplete
stop.Releasepedalquicklyanddonotdragbrakes.Repeatfourorfivetimes.
2. Athigherspeedsengagebrakepedaltoslowcarwithoutcomingtoacompletestop.Release
pedalquicklyanddonotdragbrakes.Repeatfivetimes.
3. Atornearracespeedengagebrakepedaltoslowcarwithoutcomingtoacompletestop.
Releasepedalquicklyanddonotdragbrakes.Repeatthreetimes.Allowafewsecondsbetween
brakeengagementswhilecarisinmotion.
4. Donotholdbrakepedal.Parkcarforapproximately20minutesoruntilbrakerotorsare
completelycooltothetouch.
5. Ifduringtheabovestepsthebrakepedalbecomessoftorbrakefadeisnoticed,parkthecar
immediatelyforapproximately20minutes.Donotholdbrakepedal.
IMPORTANTREMINDERSWHENBURNISHING/BEDDINGBRAKEPADS
• Donotattempttousebadlywornordamagedrotorswithnewbrakepads.
• Donotdragbrakeswhilecarismovingduringbreak‐inprocedure.
• Donotengagepedalwhilecarisstoppedatanytimefollowingthebreak‐inprocedure.
• Uponcompletingtheprocedure,allowthebrakesystemtocompletelycoolbeforeracing.
• Applyingthepedalafewtimesbeforethestartoftheracewillallowthebrakepadstoheatup
beforeattemptingtoreachracespeeds.
• Cleanausedrotorsurfacewithfinesandpaperorsteelwool,rinsewithwater,dryandinstall
beforebeddingnewpads.
• Someformsofracingdon’tallowtimefortheproperbreak‐inproceduretobeperformed.
However,itisstillveryimportanttoattempttoperformatleastthecoreoftheprocedure:Build
upheatslowlyandallowthesystemtocompletelycooldownbeforeracingifpossible
  PADINSTALLATIONAND
BED‐ININSTRUCTIONS
MOTORCYCLE
Installationinstructionsshouldbefollowedinaccordancewiththeapplication‐specificbrakepad
installationinstructionsprovidedbythevehiclemanufacturer.
BrakePadInstallationProcedure
Installbrakepadsproperly.Besurepadsaresecurelypositionedinthecaliper.
CheckBrakeFluid.Flushandreplace,asneeded.
Checkallhydraulicpartsforexcesswearandtear.
Checkrotorfordeepgroovesorscoring.Resurfaceorreplacerotor,asneeded.
Ifrotorsdonotneedresurfacing,thencontaminationfromthepreviousbrakepadsmustbe
removed.Sandrotorswith130‐gritsandpaperusingmoderatepressure.Usesoapandwaterto
cleanrotorsurfaceaftersanding.Rotorsshouldbefreeandclearofoil,greaseandbrakefluid.
Inspectcalipersforfreedomofmovement.Lubricatewherenecessary.
MotorcycleMetallicBed‐InInstructions
Warning–Newbrakepadscantakeupto200milestocompletelybed‐in,soavoidextremebraking
untilthepadandrotorachievesufficientsurfacecontact.
1. Afterinstallingnewbrakepads,make10stopsfrom30mphto15mph.
2. Makeanadditional10stopsfrom50mphto15mph,withaslittletimebetweenstopsas
possible.
MotorcycleOrganicBed‐InInstructions
Warning–Newbrakepadscantakeupto200milestocompletelybed‐in,soavoidextremebraking
untilthepadandrotorachievesufficientsurfacecontact.
1. Nospecialbed‐inrequired,butstillavoidextremebrakingforfirst200miles.
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