How do disc brakes work? An explanation of how disc brakes work. A look at floating disc brakes and fixed disc brakes. Also multiple piston (pot) brakes and single piston brakes. Advantages over drum ...

With all the hoopla going on about the GM Brake Repair Litigation Settlement (on 1988 – 1993 Chevy Lumina, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Pontiac Grand Prix automobiles), I thought I’d ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

Cross-drilling brake rotors supposedly helps vent gases created when the resin bonding agents within the brake-pad material begin to break down at extreme temperatures. When this happens, the pedal ...

Modern cars may not use drum brakes, but they're more than tradition on semis — and the trucking industry's current climate ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

Disc brakes don’t offer much for roadside inspectors to write up. They aren’t get-out-of-jail-free cards, but adjustment violations are nearly unheard of. There aren’t many good reasons left not to ...

Brake fade is a thing of the past with air disc brakes. On repeated hard stops and on long descents, brake performance improves as operating temperatures increase. Our first tango with disc brakes ...

Disc brakes have largely taken over from rim brakes as the system of choice for performance road bikes, such as the Boardman SLR range, to the extent that it’s hard to find even an entry-level bike ...

Disc brake caliper position on the rotor has little effect on real-world brake efficiency—as long as the bleed screws end up at 12 o'clock. Disc brake calipers may mount on the rotor "in lead" or "in ...

When I try new things, I fail and go crazy with a high probability. I am CRAZY DASHON WORKS.This time, I'm talking about "how to adjust mechanical disc brakes."When I first touched mechanical disc ...