Disc brakes
The term for a vehicles shiny outer layer on used rotors. caused by heat and wear.
what is glazing.
This part in a drum brake assembly takes in fluid and pushes the shoes outward.
what is a wheel cylinder.
What 3 types of bleeding did we learn about to remove unwanted air from the hydraulic lines.
what are manual/buddy, vacuum, power.
what is a one way vacuum check valve.
A car that has a pedal that has to travel too far before it feels resistance may have this very common problem.
What is air in the hydraulic lines
If your caliper slide pins are not properly greased, or they are bent or grooved, it may cause what?
The brake pads to apply unevenly.
When a wheel cylinder has a leak, it will usually be noticed as a leak or wet spot on this part
What is the back of the backing plate
When bleeding brakes you should generally do it in this order, unless told otherwise by the WSM
Passenger rear, driver rear, passenger front, driver front
A hydroboost vehicle with a failed power steering pump would notice difficulty when doing these two things _____________ and ____________.
A customer with rear drum brakes may have this problem causing a hard to apply pedal.
what is wet or contaminated brake shoes
This kind of caliper is identified by having pistons only on one side. i.e. it must move to work, and does not clamp both sides of the pad with hydraulic pistons.
what is a floating caliper
When rebuilding a wheel cylinder, a technician may use this tool to remove small imperfections, burrs, or debris from inside the cylinder
What is a hone.
What will the customer notice if we don't do a good job bleeding air from the hydraulic system after brake repairs.
what is a spongy pedal.
This rubber part inside the vacuum booster is a barrier between the side of our booster that always has engine vacuum, and the side we open up to the atmosphere when we want to apply the brakes
A vehicle with a sinking/dropping pedal may have one of these two common causes.
What is a hydraulic leak, or a faulty master cylinder.
what is discard spec.
A Drum may develop wear upon usage. when removing a worn drum, we may have to adjust the shoes back closed together by interacting with this part before we can remove it.
What is the star adjuster wheel.
Siliscone grease must always be used near brakes, and never and products containing____________. otherwise it could swell rubber parts and cause dangerous conditions like self appyling brakes, or brakes that won'yt unnaply.
what is petroleum.
a hydroboost vehicle doesn't store vacuum for emerfencies, it stores pressurized fluid with this part.
What is the accumulator.
A car with a malfunctioning metering valve, may come in with this complaint. "car nosedives under_________
what is light braking.
Reinstalling a rotor without cleaning the hub or back of the rotor will result in this unwanted condition, measured with a dial indicator and causing pedal vibration.
What is runout.
When installing new brake shoes, we need to adjust the clearance between the drum and shoes. when the clearance is correct, the drum will do this when you spin it.
a hydraulic system with a leak, or a master cylinder with torn seals will present with this symptom.
What is a sinking pedal.
Aside from engine vacuum, what other methods can be used to assist in the brake pedal application.
What is hydroboost, or a vacuum pump.
A vehicles with weak retracting springs, may result in a customer complaining of:
what is grabbing brakes, or brakes that don't want to release after you stop applying them.