ARTICLE

DISC BRAKE

1. Construction
Disc brakes composed of the following components
(1) Disc brake caliper
(2) Disc brake pad
(3) Disc brake rotor
(4) Piston
(5) Fluid

2. Operation
Push the piston disc brakes using hydraulic pressure transmitted
through the brake lines from the master cylinder to create a disc brake
pads clamp both sides of the disc brake rotors and stop the spinning tire.
Because the disc brake rotor and disc brake pads each swipe, the heat
caused by friction occurs earlier, but, because the disc brake rotors and
brake body open, heat friction that occurs can easily evaporate.

3. Brake Adjustment
Because the gap brakes adjusted automatically by the piston cover
(rubber), so that the gap brakes do not need to be adjusted by hand.
When the brake pedal is pressed, then the hydraulic pressure will drive
the piston and push the brake pads against the rotor disc brake discs.
At this time, the piston moves while causing the piston cover change
shape, and when the brake pedal is released, the cover of the piston back
into shape, so that the piston moves away from the disc brake pads.
Therefore, although the disc brake pads are worn and the piston moves,
the amount of the return of the piston is always the same, so that the gap
between the disc brake pads and brake disc rotor is maintained at a
constant distance.

4. bearing wear indicator

When the disc brake pads wear out and need replacement, disc
brake pads wear indicator produces a high shrill sound to warn the driver.
In Corolla, this warning occurs when the proper bearing thickness 2.5 mm
(0.098 in). Construction and Operation of disc brakes can be explained
that when the thickness of the pads was reduced to less than those
mentioned above, the bearing wear indicator, which is located on the rear
disc pads, berhungungan with disc brake rotors and the shrill sound when
the car is running. There brake pads wear indicator sensor type as seen in
the image below in which when the sensor is worn together with the brake
disc, the sensor becomes an open circuit. ECU will detect open circuit
before and alerts the driver.
5. Types of disc brake caliper

Types of caliper will be explained below.

(1) Type of fixed caliper
A type having a pair of fixed caliper piston to push the disc brake rotors
on both sides.
(2) floating caliper type
A type of piston floating caliper attached to only one side of the caliper.

Picture: Type Disc Brakes Caiper

Piston acts as a maker of hydraulic pressure, and when pressed disc
brake pads, caliper will move in a different direction from the piston, and
push the brake disc rotor from both sides. As a result, the caliper will stop
the rotation of the wheel. There are several types of floating caliper,
depending of the method of attaching the caliper to the rotating disc.
COMMENT

1. Rem cakram atau rem piringan mempunyai beberapa komponen

yaitu ; kaliper rem, bantalan rem, piringan rem, piston rem, fluida.

2. Cara pengoprasian rem cakram adalah Rem cakram mendorong piston

dengan menggunakan tekanan hidrolik yang dikirim melalui jalur rem
dari master cylinder untuk membuat bantalan rem cakram menjepit
kedua sisi rotor rem cakram dan menghentikan ban berputar. Karena
rotor rem cakram dan bantalan rem cakram saling menggesek, maka
terjadi panas akibat friksi tadi, tetapi, karena rotor rem cakram dan
badan rem terbuka, panas friksi yang terjadi dapat dengan mudah
menguap.

3. Rem cakram tidak memerlukan penyetelan seperti rem tromol, karena

Ketika pedal rem ditekan, maka tekanan hidrolik akan menggerakkan
piston dan mendorong bantalan rem cakram melawan rotor rem
cakram. Pada saat ini, piston bergerak sambil menyebabkan penutup
piston berubah bentuk, dan saat pedal rem dilepaskan, penutup piston
kembali ke bentuk semula, sehingga menggerakkan piston menjauhi
bantalan rem cakram. Karenanya, walaupun bantalan rem cakram
sudah aus dan piston bergerak, jumlah kembalinya piston selalu sama,
sehingga celah antara bantalan rem cakram dan rotor rem cakram
dipertahankan pada jarak yang konstan.