How To Spot Brake Lag Before It Becomes A Problem

Brake lag causes a delay between the time you press the brake pedal and the time the brakes begin to slow the vehicle. If you ...
The Drive

Here’s How To Use a Brake Caliper Wind Back Tool

Over the past year or so, I’ve become quite familiar with a good variety of new tools. There was the bearing and bushing removal-slash-installation kit, and who could forget having my world turned ...
Morning Overview on MSN

How to properly bed brakes, and what happens if you don't

Brake bedding sounds like a niche track-day ritual, but it is one of the simplest ways to make everyday stopping safer, ...
Railway Age

Make Sure the Damn Air Brakes Work

There are many things that can’t be hurried in this life, and probably shouldn’t be, like wine and bread (let beaujolais nouveau and matzoh be a warning to us all). There are other things that could ...
Cars

Disc Brakes Vs. Drum Brakes: What’s the Difference?

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 ...