Maintenance and repair of brakes has always been a vital, and sometimes overlooked, part of a heavy-duty PM program. Today, it's more important than ever, as new de-icers cause rust-jacking of brake ...

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 ...

The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

• Electromagnetic clutches and brakes are electrically activated but transmit torque mechanically. • Engagement time depends on magnetic field strength, air gap, and inertia. • Burnishing increases ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Simply put, holding brakes hold rotating equipment in place: If rotation is not desired, a brake can be applied. Many ...

Bleeding your brakes, or changing the old fluid and getting out the air, can be a long, dirty, and difficult process. If you’re doing it the old fashioned way, you probably need to find a friend who ...