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DIsc Brakes & Drum Brakes
Posted Date: 05 Feb 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Education
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Posted By: Moncy Member Level: Silver
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THE DISC BRAKE
The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. A brake disc (or rotor in U.S. English), usually made of cast iron or ceramic, is connected to the wheel or the axle. To stop the wheel, friction material in the form of brake pads (mounted in a device called a brake calliper) is forced mechanically, hydraulically, pneumatically or electromagnetically against both sides of the disc. Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop.
THE DRUM BRAKE
The drum brake may look complicated, and it can be pretty intimidating when you open one up. Let's break it down and explain what each piece does.
Parts of a drum brake:
Like the disc brake, the drum brake has two brake shoes and a piston. But the drum brake also has an adjuster mechanism, an emergency brake mechanism and lots of springs.
First, the basics: only the parts that provide stopping power.
Drum brake in operation
When you hit the brake pedal, the piston pushes the brake shoes against the drum. That's pretty straightforward, but why do we need all of those springs?
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This is where it gets a little more complicated. Many drum brakes are self-actuating. Shows that as the brake shoes contact the drum, there is a kind of wedging action, which has the effect of pressing the shoes into the drum with more force.
The extra braking force provided by the wedging action allows drum brakes to use a smaller piston than disc brakes. But, because of the wedging action, the shoes must be pulled away from the drum when the brakes are released. This is the reason for some of the springs. Other springs help hold the brake shoes in place and return the adjuster arm after it actuates.
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