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 ...

Dealing with car-related issues can be a challenging task. There are so many factors to consider, and the actual process of diagnosing the cause is a trial and error ...

Brake disc concentricity and runout detection fixture may sound like technical jargon, but its function is very practical. This patent allows mechanics to avoid frequently changing fixtures and ...

Brake pads are an important maintenance item that need to be replaced regularly. Do you need to replace the brake rotors along with the pads each time?

We take stopping for granted in our vehicles now, but what was the first car model equipped with disc brakes as a standard ...

The mechanic lifted the car and said, "The brake pads are worn down; just replace them with new ones, and the brake discs are ...

The stock gearing on our Ford F-100 barn find dentside restoration project was designed to get good fuel mileage (among other things) with the stock tires. As the vehicle tire size increases, the fuel ...

The purpose of this paper is to generate basic data about physical properties of disc and pad friction materials, and then correlate these data with results of disc brake noise evaluations. It is ...

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 ...