Today, most vehicles have four-wheel disc brakes. Others have disc brakes on the front wheels and drum brakes on the rear wheels. You should check disc brakes (see Figure 15-6) and disc brake linings ...

Disc brakes used to be found mainly on the front wheels of vehicles, with drum brakes at the rear. Today most passenger vehicles have disc brakes all around. Each brake has a flat steel disc — you ...

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 ...

Modern automotive disc brake designs share common features. The primary components are a rotor and caliper. The rotor attaches to the wheel hub and rotates at the same speed as the wheel and tire ...

'Working to make your car go faster can sometimes involve addressing what is slowing your car down. That's the situation we're facing with our hot street/strip car. The brakes are dragging mercilessly ...

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 ...

After you get a new project running, what’s the first thing you want to do? “Go for a drive” is the obvious answer, but did you take the time to go through the brakes first? All of your time and ...

If you’ve ever experienced noisy or howling hydraulic disc brakes on your cyclocross bike, this week’s Mechanical Monday solution costs a few cents, takes just a few seconds, has saved some custom ...

Classic car owners eventually face the same uncomfortable question: keep the original drum brakes or convert to discs. The choice is rarely just about parts; it is about how far to modernize a period ...