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A type of older - but still popular and effective - automotive brake in which a circular drum rotates around a set of brake shoes which are fixed to the hub and act on the drum by expanding.
Pattern found on the surface of a disc which has been poorly machined.
The process whereby braking components rid themselves of heat caused by friction. The heat in a disc system is mostly dissipated into the surrounding air. Dissipation can be accelerated by various ...
The process whereby a brake lining or disc rotor becomes smooth and glossy due to excess heat.
The delivery system of a modern braking set-up. It uses fluid to transmit the force applied at the pedal to the wheel cylinders, where it can be converted back into mechanical energy to activate the ...
A characteristic whereby something tends to absorb water. Brake fluid is hygroscopic.
Braking system which does not use power-assistance to magnify the pedal effort. Manual brakes are becoming increasingly rare on road cars.
