BRAKING SYSTEM
| BRAKING SYSTEM |
WHAT IS IT?
YOUR CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS ITS MOST CRITICAL
SAFETY SYSTEM AND YOU SHOULD CHECK IT IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU SUSPECT ANY PROBLEMS. A PROPERLY OPERATING
BRAKE SYSTEM HELPS ENSURE SAFE VEHICLE CONTROL AND
OPERATION UNDER A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FORCE GENERATES
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS
PRESSURE FLOWS THROUGH THE HYDRAULIC LINES AND
HOSES TO THE WHEEL CYLINDERS AND CALIPERS, FORCING
THE SHOES AGAINST THE DRUMS AND THE PADS AGAINST
THE ROTORS. THE RESULTING FRICTION SLOWS THE
VEHICLE AND IS RELATIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE
APPLIED AT THE BRAKE PEDAL.
SYMPTOMS
COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM
YOUR CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM IS ITS MOST CRITICAL
SAFETY SYSTEM AND YOU SHOULD CHECK IT IMMEDIATELY
IF YOU SUSPECT ANY PROBLEMS. A PROPERLY OPERATING
BRAKE SYSTEM HELPS ENSURE SAFE VEHICLE CONTROL AND
OPERATION UNDER A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FORCE GENERATES
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS
PRESSURE FLOWS THROUGH THE HYDRAULIC LINES AND
HOSES TO THE WHEEL CYLINDERS AND CALIPERS, FORCING
THE SHOES AGAINST THE DRUMS AND THE PADS AGAINST
THE ROTORS. THE RESULTING FRICTION SLOWS THE
VEHICLE AND IS RELATIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE
APPLIED AT THE BRAKE PEDAL.
SYMPTOMS
- CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE DURING BRAKING
- BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE
- BRAKE PEDAL FEELS MUSHY
- NOISE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL
- REPEATEDLY NEED TO ADD BRAKE FLUID TO THE
MASTER CYLINDER
COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM
- ABS MODULATOR/WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
- PADS
- ROTORS
- BRAKE CALIPERS
- MASTER CYLINDER
- HYDRAULIC LINES AND HOSES
- SHOES
- WHEEL CYLINDERS
- DRUMS
- BEARINGS, SEALS OR HUB UNITS
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