The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid ...

Air in the brake system can make your brake pedal feel spongy and vague. You should flush the fluid every two or three years, ...

Use brake fluid test strips or a pen tester to measure brake fluid quality, condition and color. Old or contaminated brake ...

Power brakes involve the use of a master cylinder and booster to improve the effectiveness of a car's braking system. By creating an air vacuum within the booster, a power brake can magnify the ...

Passat brake pedal felt soft and went to the floor in July 2024. My shop determined air was in the lines and bled the brakes. The problem ...

Brakes are your vehicle's most important safety system. Under normal conditions, a driver exerts about 70 pounds of force on the brake pedal (about the same amount of effort it takes to bite into ...

Hydraulic clutches for manual transmissions use brake fluid to supply pressure to disengage the clutch from the engine. Pushing in the clutch pedal makes fluid flow from a master cylinder (or ...

If you let your brake pads wear so thin that the brake fluid level drops too low in the master cylinder reservoir where you fill the system with fluid, this can introduce some bubbles into the ...