In an era when disc brakes have pretty much displaced drum brakes, it's a bit of a shock that the Audi Q4 E-Tron has drums.

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Barring the engine itself, brakes are the most important parts of your car. Here's what to know about the two most common kinds of brakes: disc and drum.

Even if it came to be, basically, at around the same time as the drum brake system, the disc had to go a longer way before getting a place in the spotlight and being seen suitable for large-scale use.

Your car definitely has a parking brake that's meant to keep it from moving when you don't want it to, but do you know how the parking brake actually works?

Air in the brake system can make your brake pedal feel spongy and vague. You should flush the fluid every two or three years, which is a relatively easy two-person project.

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Furthermore, with a drum brake system, the technician is nowhere near done after removing the drum. There are brake shoes to deal with, which Pfost said can be a challenge in their own right.

In choosing brake systems for a commercial fleet, there’s no wrong answer whether air disc brakes are a right fit versus drum brakes. There are plenty of advantages for both.

Since brake pads create the friction that helps slow your car down when you press the left pedal, which subsequently pushes the pads against the brake disc (also called the brake rotor) or drum ...

In an era when disc brakes have pretty much displaced drum brakes, it's a bit of a shock that the Audi Q4 E-Tron has drums. And it's not alone. Here's why.