Drum brake

Rebuilding drum brakes is one of those things that becomes a common chore if you’ve got older cars. It takes no special skill, just knowledge of where everything goes and the confidence to do it. I avoided my brakes as much as possible early on, afraid of doing something wrong – but after assisting in …

A drum brake system, including the drum, brake shoes, and brake cylinder is explained, with guidelines for maintenance and inspection.

Drum brakes need to be adjusted when they're first installed and over time as they wear. Here's a step-by-step guide to brake adjustment.

Brake fluid is generally renewed when a leaking or sticking wheel cylinder on a drum brake is replaced with a new one.

Toyota Genuine Parts: Brake Pads Information you need to know about Toyota Brake Pads: Features, Technical information, vehicle specific parts, diagrams and other Toyota Genuine Parts Information Disc Brake Diagram - How Disc … Disc Brake Diagram - This disc brake diagram outlines how disc brakes

Disc vs DrumBrakes Rotor (disc) The rotor provides a friction surface for the brake pads to press against. Brake pad

The next time your mechanic tells you your brakes need repairing, know exactly what he's talking about. Learn how a drum brake system works, examine the emergency brake setup and find out what kind of servicing drum brakes need.

A high quality illustration A drum brake with a leading and a trailing shoe,...

Rear drum brake diagram

Changing rear drum brakes on a car is not that hard as most people would think. Do it once and the second time is so easy.