The first of two quizzes on brakes and brake systems.
Disc brakes aren’t as durable as drum brakes
It’s not true - rear brakes are changed more frequently
Front brakes have to work harder than rear brakes
Brakes don’t need to be changed
One - the slave cylinder distributes the pressure
Two - one for each system
Three - in case the first two fail, there is a back up
Four - one for each wheel
Fixed caliper
Floating caliper
Sliding caliper
All disc brakes have pistons on each side of the rotor
Return springs
Square-cut O-ring
Hydraulic pressure
Centripetal force
Pads
Shoes
Stoppers
Asbestos
Single-Servo
Shoe-type
Non-Servo
Haploid
Measures how much brake fluid needs to be added to master cylinder
Measures amount of hydraulic pressure is applied to front and rear brakes
Measures amount of hydraulic fluid lost to evaporation
Delays front brake application until rear brakes are applied
Automatically mixes water into brake fluid for correct dilution
Equalizes amount of hydraulic pressure is applied to front and rear brakes
Produces ‘feedback pressure’ to brake pedal.
Limits hydraulic pressure to rear brakes to prevent wheel lock-up
Detects loss of pressure (leak) in a circuit and turns on warning light.
Electronically controls hydraulic pressure to front and rear brakes.
Electronically delays the application of the rear brakes
Electronically delays the application of the front brakes
They provide better friction for difficult parking situations
The hydraulics are less likely to fail than on disc brakes
It is easier to activate drum brakes using mechanical means
The front brakes are used more in parking brake situations