Travel Voucher Winner!
There were winners a plenty at the recent
Capricorn Member Night in Geelong.
Andrew and Alice McKee, owners of Drive
Safe Service Centre in Victoria, were over
the moon when they received a visit from
Capricorn Area Manager, Steve Pryor, who
presented them with a $250 Capricorn Travel
voucher.
"We have only recently got married so the
Capricorn Travel voucher will definitely be
put to good use." said Alice.
Congratulations to Andrew and Alice on
their win!
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Capricorn Tech Tips
Capricorn Tech Tips provides Members with access to valuable technical tips from Capricorn Preferred Suppliers.
Each month we will feature a new Tech Tip that addresses common workshop problems.
In addition to our monthly feature, there are many more Tech Tips on our website which can be viewed by log-
ging on to capricorn.coop and clicking on ‘Resources’ under ‘Member Benefits’.
Vehicle and Category: Bleeding in Brake Pads
“Bedding-in” is the process of mating a new pad’s surface onto the surface brake
disc rotors. Under a microscope, the surface of the pads and rotors are uneven,
with high and low points and varying surface areas. Until these parts are mated,
only the peaks will be making contact, using the brakes hard without bedding-in
the brakes, can run the risk of overheating and carbonising the surface of the
pad. A glazed surface will likely develop, followed by unnecessary and annoying
brake noise. Stick to the following procedure to bed in new brake pads:
1. Find an open stretch of road that will allow you to safely stop your vehicle
multiple times.
2. Accelerate to 55kph and apply moderate brake pressure to reduce your
speed to 10-15kph
3. Repeat this process 3-4 times, the goal is to warm up your brake pads
4. Now increase your speed to 75kph and braking down to 20kph
5. Repeat this process 3-4 times
6. Your bedding in session is now complete. Park the car and allow the brakes
to cool for an hour.
Tech Tip provided by:
CAPRICORN IGNITION HOLIDAY EDITION 23