Braking Systems

 

Maintenance of your braking system is carried out in the regular servicing schedule, but beware some sinister garages may not check your brakes in their services, just ask. Checking your brakes are working correctly is the single most important part of vehicle maintenance.

The braking system goes far beyond the brake pads and disc, Brake fluid is hydroscopic and this means that over a period of time becomes full of moisture and this can lead to possible brake fade under heavy braking.

We all know that pushing down on the brake pedal slows a car to a stop. But how does this happen? How does your car transmit the force from your leg to its wheels? How does it multiply the force so that it is enough to stop something as big as a car?

When you depress your brake pedal, your car transmits the force from your foot to its brakes through a fluid. Since the actual brakes require a much greater force than you could apply with your leg, your car must also multiply the force of your foot. It does this in two ways:

• Mechanical advantage(leverage)
• Hydraulic force multiplication

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