A schematic illustrating the major components of a hydraulic disc brake system.
A hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling mechanism to the braking mechanism.
A hydraulicbrake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer...
dispersed. Hydraulically actuated disc brakes are the most commonly used mechanical device for slowing motor vehicles. The principles of a disc brake apply...
Brake fluid is a type of hydraulic fluid used in hydraulicbrake and hydraulic clutch applications in automobiles, motorcycles, light trucks, and some...
transmitting that signal, such as Bowden cables, hydraulic hoses, rods, or the bicycle chain; and the brake mechanism itself, a caliper or drum, to press...
foot) into hydraulic pressure. This device controls slave cylinders located at the other end of the hydraulicbrake system and/or the hydraulic clutch system...
water. Examples of equipment that might use hydraulic fluids are excavators and backhoes, hydraulicbrakes, power steering systems, automatic transmissions...
A brake fluid pressure sensor senses the brake fluid pressure in a hydraulicbraking system. The sensor is a type of pressure switch that shows and alerts...
Brake bleeding is the procedure performed on hydraulicbrake systems whereby the brake lines (the pipes and hoses containing the brake fluid) are purged...
Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC) is an electro-hydraulicbrake system, where the wheel brake cylinders on a vehicle are operated through a servomechanism...
car's braking system, usually the rear disk or drum brakes. The mechanical nature allows the driver to apply the brake even if the main hydraulicbrake system...
to brake. When the brake pedal of a modern vehicle with hydraulicbrakes is pushed against the master cylinder, ultimately a piston pushes the brake pad...
drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating bowl-shaped part called a brake drum....
press brakes including nut-stop hydraulic, synchro hydraulic, electric and hybrid. Hydraulic presses operate by means of two synchronized hydraulic cylinders...
has either electric friction brakes or electric-hydraulic trailer brake actuators. Most basic brake controllers will generally have a plus-minus gain...
wheels through a steering wheel and steering column, throttle, hydraulicbrakes, brake pull handles and so on. In drive-by-wire systems, driver input...
A railway brake is a type of brake used on the cars of railway trains to enable deceleration, control acceleration (downhill) or to keep them immobile...
braking systems: Air brake (road vehicle), friction-mediated type of brake used on large road vehicles in place of hydraulicbrakes Railway air brake...
variable hydraulicbrake system. Upon activating the trailer slows down pulling back on the hitch again, making it level then that shuts off the braking system...
An exhaust brake is a means of slowing a diesel engine by closing off the exhaust path from the engine, causing the exhaust gases to be compressed in...
An autobrake is a type of automatic wheel-based hydraulicbrake system for advanced airplanes. The autobrake is normally enabled during takeoff and landing...
using LHS hydraulic fluid. 1955 Citroën DS: Suspension, power steering, brakes and gearbox/clutch assembly powered by high pressure hydraulic assistance...
pedal by bowden cable or hydraulic systems, some use the fluid in common with the brake system. As a dead end of the hydraulic system, the slave cylinder...
A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated...
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