Renault invented the basic drum brake in 1902. We thought you all should know that, as if there already weren't enough reasons to swap over to discs. But some gearheads do prefer to keep their drum ...

We talked about the wide world of disc brakes in our previous look at brake systems. Now let’s jump into the dark arts of drum brakes. Because there are generally more moving parts with a drum brake ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

Long before brands like Porsche, Mercedes, and Cadillac made it trendy to dress up your disc brake parts so they'd display like jewelry from behind the car's spinning wheels, drum brakes were the norm ...

When you start talking brakes and trucking safety, there’s good news to be had. For starters, mandates put in place several years ago (see sidebar) significantly beefed up the stopping power of both S ...

Drum brakes are an OG technology that have been around almost as long as cars have. First developed in 1899, this style of brake can be found on some of the very first automotive prototypes built by ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems. Figure 14-1 shows a basic brake system with a brake booster, disc ...

A fully functioning brake system requires three scientific principles to work in tandem to stop your Pontiac: Friction, leverage, and hydraulics. We've gone over the ...