ACTIVITY NO. 3-F NAME = MLINDINA, ERICA MAY A. SECTION MB DATE = NOVEMBER 27, 2020 1) WHAT ARE THE FIVE KEYS TO BRAKE MAINTAINANOE ? THE FIVE KEYS TO BRAKE MAINTAINANCE ARE AG FOLLOWS ) CHECK BRAKE PADS AND ROTOKS = FRICTION BETWEEN THE TIRES ANO THE BRAKE PADS CAUSE HEAT, AND THIG HEAT WEARS OWN THE BRAKE PAD. IT IS IMPORTANT 0 INSPECT THE GUA- LIry ANDO OEPTH OF THE PAQS 10 MAKE SURE THERE IS GUPFICIENT REGISTANCE. b) FLUSH you BRAKE FLUID ~ BRAKE FLUIO IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GECAUGE IT I6 THE MESSENGER BETWEEN YOU ANO YOUR CARS QRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE FLUID SHOULD BE CHECKED AND CHANGED EVERY 25,000 MILES. A CLOUDY o% MILKY QUALTY INDICATES THE FLUIO Must BE CHANGED C) BLEED THE BRAKE LINES - WHEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF AIR BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE BRAKE LINE , 1T CAN REDUCED THE EFFICIENCY / EFFICACY OF THE BRAKING GYSTEM, BLEEDING THE CYSTEM REMOVES THE AIR FROM THE BRAVE LINE BY OEPKEGSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE ADTUGTING THE BLEEDING VALVE, AND THIG SHOULD BE DONE EVERY 2-9 YEARS. d) REPAIR OR UPGRADE BRAKE PADS — UPGRADING THE BRAKE PARTS ANO REPLACING IT WHEN NECESSARY WILL IM~ PROVE THE LONGEVITY ANO PERFORMANCE OF YOUR VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. PARTS SUCH AS SLOTTED DIGG BRAKES WHICH ARE MORE HEAT RESISTANT OK GWITCHING 10 CERAMIC PADS WHICH ARE GUIETER AND PRODUCE LESS BRAKE Dust ARE POPULAR UPGRADES. €) BRAKING SYGTEM CARE — THERE ARE MANY EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BRAKE DETERIO- RATION , SUCH AS = CARRYING 100 MUCH WEIGHT , LINNECESSAIY /LATE/ HEAVY BRAKING AND WET WEATHER . AVOIDING THESE WILL KEEP YOUR BRAKES PETORMING BETTER FOR LONGER ANO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF BRAKE FAILURE RELATED INCIDENTS. MUNDINA , ERICA MAY A2) HOW TO TROUBLEGHOOT DAMAGED BRAKES TO CHECK FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, YOU STEP ON THE PEDAL ANO PRESS TT POWN WHILE PAYING ATTENTION ‘0 HOW THE PEDAL FEELS UNDER YOUR FOOT ANO EVALUATING THE SENCATION . START YOUR ENGINE pur KERR IN PARK WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON - 1 WITH THE VEHICLE AT REST, APPLY GIEADY PIEGSURE 10 THE BRAKE PEDAL . 2) RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE AND DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK ,SIOP- PING EVERY NOW AND THEN. 3) IF YOU FELL YOUR BAAKES ARE LOW, PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TMES ‘AS YOU DRIVE AKOUNO.. Questions to ask yourself about the performance of your brake uystem V DOES THE VEHICLE TRAVEL TOO FAK BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN CITY TRAFFIC? VY DOES THE VEHICLE PULL TO ONE GIDE WHEN You BRAKE? VY DOES YOUR BRAKE PEDAL PULCATE UP/DOWN WHEN YOU STOP I A NON-EMERGENCY “orTUATION V DOES YOUR UTEEKING WHEEL UHAKE WHEN yOu BRAE ? Y DO YOUR BRAKES GGUEAL WHEN YOU STOP FANRLY cHoRT 7 V D0 YOUR BRAKES MAFE A GRINDING NICE THAT YoU CAN FEEL MN THE PEDAL? V DOES YOUR VEHICLE BOUNCE UP/DOWN WHEN You STOP SHORT 7 MUNDINA te MAY Ae