Rear drum brakes still show up on modern cars not because automakers are nostalgic, but because they’re cheap, durable, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drum brakes are an OG technology that have been around almost as long as cars have. First developed in 1899, this style of brake can be found on some of the very first automotive prototypes built by ...

Drum brakes are widely deployed in order to slow down or stop the vehicle. A drum brake stops the vehicle with the help of a set of shoes that press against a rotating drum-shaped part of cylinder ...

Braking in a car is as important as acceleration. Drum brakes, which were earlier used for all four tyres, were hubs connected with cables and rods. Later, these were replaced by oil pressurized drum ...

Thanks to the huge selection of aftermarket parts that are just a phone call away, building a trick truck that is safe and fun to drive is easier than ever. A great example of aftermarket components ...

Let's face it; drum brakes will never measure up to modern disc brakes. If you're racing, or simply hitting the modern interstate, you may have to perform a panic stop (a term originated by drum ...

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: ...