Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes tend ...

Drum brakes have been around a long time, but they’re not irrelevant yet. The 2022 Toyota Tacoma has them, the 2022 Hyundai Accent SE has them, and even Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.4 crossover has ...

Classic Mustang drum brakes have never been big performers. Even when these cars were new, their drum brakes were problematic, noisy, and often pulled badly. Fade was terrible under hard braking, ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

This piece dives into the different types of “brake jobs” and the various options available for brake pads and rotors. What comes to mind when you hear the term “automotive performance?” Most people, ...

Just as your gas mileage will vary depending on where and how you drive, so it goes with the life of brake pads (or brake shoes), the friction material that gets pressed against a metal disc (rotor) ...

While all the '70s and '80s favorite lowrider GM models will always be long and cool, what's not-so cool on them are the hideous-looking rear drum brakes. Though these big body styles do come with ...

Modern trucks come equipped with advanced technologies, yet many still rely on drum brakes, a design that has been around for more than a century. Drum brakes remain widely used in the trucking ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

Brake job proficiency is a sort of status symbol among do-it-yourself truckers, indicating a grade of mechanical expertise that commands awe among greenhorns and respect from seasoned professionals.

Semi trucks continue to rely on drum brakes as their primary braking system due to their reliability under heavy loads. This practice is not only seen in commercial vehicle engineering but also in ...