Brakes
Brakes are an essential part of a car since once the vehicle is started, it eventually has to stop or slow down. A simple foot press on the car’s brakes pedal can stop a speeding vehicle.
There are two types of brakes; disc brakes and drum brakes. Disc brakes are customarily mounted on the front wheels and are mainly found in small cars. Drum brakes, on the other hand, are mounted on the rear wheels and are commonly found in high-end vehicles. A hydraulic system controls both brake systems.
For drum brakes, once the brake pedal is pressed, the piston generates enough pressure to push the hydraulic fluid up the fluid lines to the brake cylinder.
Once the fluid enters the caliper for the disc brakes
, it is pushed inwards to the revolving disk. This results in a rubbing action between the brake pads and the brake discs creating friction, which slows down the discs and slows the car down to a stop.
The pressurized fluid causes an outward push directing the brake shoe to the rotating drum for the drum brakes. The contact between these two generates friction that stops the car.