Figure 92-1 Typical vehicle brake system showing all typical components.

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Hydraulic pressure to each wheel

cylinder or caliper forces friction
materials against brake drum or rotor
Friction causes rotating wheel to slow
and eventually stop

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Brake System Parts

Drum brakes
Used on rear of many vehicles
When applied, brake shoes move
outward against rotating brake drum
When drum slows and stops, wheels also
slow and stop

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Economical to manufacture, service,

repair
Used on front of most vehicles and rear
of many
Squeezes brake pads on both sides of
rotor or disc attached to wheel
Wheel slows and stops

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Figure 92-2 Typical drum brake assembly.

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Figure 92-3 Typical disc brake assembly.

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