Ever wondered how truck brake drums are made? In this video, we take you inside a local factory to uncover the complete manufacturing process behind one of the most critical components of a truck’s ...

The brake drum mounts to the wheel hub and encloses two brake shoes, a wheel cylinder, a series of springs, and other small parts. Like disc brakes, drum brakes rely on hydraulic fluid and friction.

Of all the advanced systems operating within modern automobiles, brakes are by far the most important. Know what you're ...

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 ...

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.

Brake linings should be replaced before they completely wear away – resulting in metal-on-metal contact between the brake shoe and the brake drum, which causes potentially catastrophic component ...

Drum brakes not only require additional time but oftentimes more effort. “With disc brakes, you don’t have to pull off a heavy drum in order to change the friction,” Pfost explained.

Drivers can expect to pay $115 to $300 for brake pad replacement. Out-Of-Round Drum. In vehicles with drum brakes, out-of-round drums can cause pedal pulsation and vibration when the brakes are ...

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 ...

CHR's Digital Dispatch sends a carrier a text message or email as soon as a suggested load becomes available. Also: U.S. investigating brake drums from China, Turkey; Zonar telematics device now ...

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.