If you're like most people, you're usually aware of only one part of your brake system: the brake pedal. You're so familiar with it, in fact, that you can probably tell if something's different just ...

I purchased a low mileage Volvo XC40 in August 2024 but since then I have been diagnosed with degenerative knees and pressure on the brake pedal is now beginning to be felt. Volvo service say it can't ...

Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes tend ...

The creaks and groans of advanced age-us older folks know them well. It's the same with our vintage cars, and it's those types of noises that help give the impression of "old," and often, "too old." A ...

In my 50 years of experience as an ASE and General Motors master technician and automotive technology instructor, I’ve found that the parking brake (aka, emergency or hand brakes) is rarely discussed, ...

TAMANA, Japan Two pedals, inches apart, one for gas and the other for brakes. For years, a Japanese inventor has argued that this most basic of car designs is dangerously flawed. The side-by-side ...