You might not give your car’s brakes much thought until they cause a problem, but there’s a whole world of things happening every time you press the brake pedal. Though most cars today come equipped ...

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The brakes on your car are one thing you don’t want to put off fixing. Luckily, ...

Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes tend ...

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 ...

You never see them, but you always need them. Behind those rear brake drums they lead thankless lives, and hopefully are always ready to slow your 3,500-pound musclecar down. In a world of four-wheel ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

Most modern cars stopped using drum brakes years ago, adopting disc brakes for their improved performance and heat resistance. Those sound like pretty good reasons, so you'd think they'd be just as ...

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 ...

Aircraft braking is a highly specialized system. After all, it is designed to stop enormous momentum safely and efficiently. Unlike car brakes, aircraft brakes must handle extreme forces during ...

Semi trucks continue to rely on drum brakes as their primary braking system due to their reliability under heavy loads. This practice is not only seen in commercial vehicle engineering but also in ...

As you can see in Figure 15-3, you have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to a drum brake. The steps here explain how to do so and what to look for when you finally get to your brakes. Caution: ...