Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

There is a reason that every manufacturer eventually dropped the drum brake design. When cars had 100 horsepower drum brakes ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

Five years ago, when federal authorities announced that stopping-distance rules for heavy tractors would get stricter, there was talk that this would finally cause a conversion from drum brakes to air ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

Aircraft braking is a highly specialized system. After all, it is designed to stop enormous momentum safely and efficiently. Unlike car brakes, aircraft brakes must handle extreme forces during ...

Idly, I wondered this as I sat in my car listening to GWB get interviewed by Rush. Why do so many cars have disc brakes on the front and drums on the rear? Are disc brakes less effective back there?

Brakes are an important component of your car, as they allow you to stop safely and in time. However, brake components wear over time, especially brake pads in the case of disc brakes and brake shoes ...

Disc brakes don’t offer much for roadside inspectors to write up. They aren’t get-out-of-jail-free cards, but adjustment violations are nearly unheard of. There aren’t many good reasons left not to ...