Disc brakes work using a simple system: brake pads contained within the caliper (the clamp-like object around the brake rotor, or disc) apply pressure to the rotor and slow the car when you press the ...

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 ...

After you get a new project running, what’s the first thing you want to do? “Go for a drive” is the obvious answer, but did ...

Disc brakes used to be found mainly on the front wheels of vehicles, with drum brakes at the rear. Today most passenger vehicles have disc brakes all around. Each brake has a flat steel disc — you ...

Traditionalists take note. Disc brakes are here to stay, at least for cyclocross. From pro-level models to the latest offerings for juniors, more and more bikes are coming equipped with discs. And ...

One of our readers asked, “If I switch to disc brakes, what’s going to be different in terms of maintenance?” One of our trusty mechanical experts, Drew Hager, weighs in: I think for many ...

You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

With all the hoopla going on about the GM Brake Repair Litigation Settlement (on 1988 – 1993 Chevy Lumina, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Pontiac Grand Prix automobiles), I thought I’d ...

Both brakes have their respective strengths and weaknesses. An objective look at both of them. Any die-hard biker would never like the bike to stop once it's tires have hugged the road but anyone who ...

Steffen Schewerda, president of SAF-Holland Inc. and SAF-Holland Americas, says the time is ripe for the North American trucking market to adopt disc brakes over drums. GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Could the ...