With all the hoopla going on about the GM Brake Repair Litigation Settlement (on 1988 – 1993 Chevy Lumina, Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Pontiac Grand Prix automobiles), I thought I’d ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...

Semi air brakes rely on compressors, reservoirs, dryers, valves, brake chambers, pushrods, and S-cams to move shoes or pads ...

Press a pedal and your car stops, but how? The mechanisms that control a vehicle’s brakes are explained in this simple article. Most drivers understand how their brakes work in the simplest of terms: ...

If there's anything Chevy mechanics have learned through the years it's that a Corvette is just a little bit harder to work on than a garden variety Chevrolet, and it's for a number of reasons: ...

Even if you are not that passionate about cars, but you drive regularly, you still need to know some basics about brakes. Yes, you press that pedal next to the accelerator, but what exactly happens ...