Automotive Brake

System
The Basics
What stops it?
Friction
Kinetic friction
Creates heat
Heat is brakes worst enemy
Weight transfers to front
70% braking performed by front brakes
Applying the friction
Disc brakes will use pads to squeeze the
rotor
Drum brakes use shoes to press outwards
against drum
Lining material
Non-metallic
Made from synthetic fibers (used to be
asbestos)
Semi-metallic
Made from iron and synthetic fibers
More fade resistant - harder pad
More prone to squealing
Full-metallic
Made from sintered metals
Very hard pad
Hydraulics - its how the pressure
is multiplied and transferred
Hydraulic pressure is distributed
equally in all directions
Same line pressure to all wheels

The pressure that is applied at piston A is
the same as what is applied to piston B
The hydraulic pressure is the same, but the
applied force can be changed by changing
the piston size.
The area of the piston is
determined by using the
formula:
3.14 X R
2
The amount force is calculated
by multiplying the pressure
times the area
P X A = Force
You cant have something for
nothing
The caliper piston needs more applied
force for multiple reasons