Session 6 : Brakes

I found Edmund working on a Buick, and he was working on the brakes. I learned that there are two types of brakes.
-Drum brake
-Disk brake

-A drum brake uses brake shoes that compress against the brake disk when the brake pedal is pressed and the brake fluid flows through.  ((-))  Basically the two inner parenthesis push against the outer parenthesis.

-A disk brake uses a brake caliper that has brake pads inside that squeeze on the brake disk in order to brake. This happens when brake fluid is used to push against the brake pads.

The brake disk was hard to get to because it was in the wheel well. Since we had to reach the back of it, we couldn't fit our heads in, Edmund told me to "see with your hands." Which makes sense, we had to feel for where the screw was supposed to be.

A car can have both drum and disk brakes.




Time Contributed: 3 Hours
Total Time Logged: 19 Hours