The importance of wrapping your wheels in the right rubber may be one of those things that’s lost on the general public (not you, of course), but the importance of proper brakes is just common sense.

One of the most important things going on with that hooptie of yours happens in between its brake pads and its rotors. It's there where a specific amount of friction determines whether or not you'll ...

This summer, more of us are taking road trips than ever before, and one thing we need to check is our vehicle's brakes. Torsten Klunker from Jaguar Land Rover in Lehi, joined us with how brakes work ...

Today, most vehicles have four-wheel disc brakes. Others have disc brakes on the front wheels and drum brakes on the rear wheels. You should check disc brakes (see Figure 15-6) and disc brake linings ...

Brake hose and tubing will be the focus of this year’s Brake Safety Week. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has set September 15-22 for its week-long focus on brakes. Inspectors will be looking ...

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 ...

The best way to check for brake problems is by "feeling" the brake pedal. When you're on the road, you can often sense a problem with the brakes through pedal feedback. For example, if the pedal ...

"We continue to see brakes as the most significant problem in the enforcement data, representing more than half of all out-of-service violations," said Stephen F. Campbell, executive director of the ...