Disk Brakes
This causes a brake vibration when braking
what is: High spots on the rotors/ rust on the rotor
Brake Fluid is primarily this color
What is: Yellow / clear
Where do you apply antisieze
What is: To the end of the pads and around the hub
This red silicone know as "brake quiet" does what
What is: Glues the pads to the caliper to help them slide with it
The piston that applies the shoes in a drum brakes are called
What is: Wheel cylinder
This applies the brakes at the wheels
What is: Caliper
This is the most common type of brake fluid
What is: DOT 3
Brake quiet is applied where?
What is: To the outside of both inner and outer pads.
This is a copper based products applied to the pads to help to stop them from slicking
What is: Antisieze
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How is the parking brake applied in a drum brake?
What is: A cable pulls on a lever which pushes the shoes against the drum
This holds the pads in place
What is: Caliper bracket
This brake fluid, is only used for Racing applications.
What is: DOT 5 or DOT 5.1
These flimsy metal clips do what?
What is: They are used to help with noise from the pads and to keep them in place.
This product is used to lubricate caliper sliders
What is: Dialectic grease
Which wears out faster, drums or disk and why?
What is: Drums, because they only do 30% of the braking
These can sieze and cause the pads to not be able to slide
What are: Slider Pins
When this enters the brake fluid, it can create a spongy pedal and cause poor braking
What is: Air
True or False: Pads that are worn out should be serviced anyway
What is: False, they should be replaced
This will happen if antisieze gets on the pad surface
What is: Poor braking, the pads wont grab as efficiently
True or false: Drum brakes are harder to replace than disk.
What is: TRUE \ /
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These are high end rotors, they are specially designed to keep the rotors cooler than a normal rotor
What is: Drilled and Slotted
When this enters the brake fluid, it lowers the boiling point drastically
What is: Water
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What does a brake service involve?
What is: Taking brakes apart, lubing sliders, cleaning up the clips, adding antisieze, and brake quiet, sanding pads and cleaning rotors.
Brake fluid is leaking from the caliper, what should you do?
What is: Replace the caliper
The machine used to cut drums is called
What is: A brake Leath