Braking System
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Braking System
The braking system is the most crucial safety feature that allows a driver to control a vehicle's speed and stop safely. It works by converting a vehicle's kinetic energy into thermal energy. When the driver presses the brake pedal, the braking system works as follows:
- Master cylinder: Converts the pressure on the brake pedal into hydraulic pressure by sending brake fluid through the brake lines
- Caliper: A hydraulic clamp that squeezes the brake pads against the brake rotor
- Brake pads: Apply pressure to the brake rotors, causing friction that slows down the vehicle
There are also different types of brakes, including:
Many vehicles also have an anti-lock braking system (ABS), which helps prevent the wheels from locking up during braking. This allows the driver to maintain more control over the vehicle.
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Systems & Diagnostic
- Brake Failure Diagnostics: Brakes are mechanical by design so, the best way to properly diagnose brakes needing replacement or repair is visually.
- Soft Pedal: When the pedal all of a sudden or gradually goes further down to the floor and doesn't feel like it's grabbing.
- Engine warning light: In most vehicles, the brake warning light will luminate if there are problems with the main braking system or E-brake.
- If you smell a sort of plastic mixed with hot metal smell from the wheels after a drive then that's a symptom of either wheel cylinder leaking or scraping of the pad material and needs to be looiked at immediately
Keep in mind
When symptoms start to appear telling you that there are problems with the braking system, one usually fosters into another. To prevent avoidable & costly repairs, make sure the whole system is checked when you first notice something is not right. The E-brake aka: Emergency Brake is a separate parallel brake line that is important to keep up on maintenance so when you need it, it can do the job.
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