These days we're all looking for ways to save money, and when it comes to our cars we can usually accomplish this goal by performing routine maintenance. And while the mechanical jobs you're ...

The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

The hardest part of disassembling the brakes is usually removing the drum. Some drums and most backing plates have inspection slots near the bottom (sometimes covered with a rubber plug or a steel ...

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 ...

Not all cars came equipped with disk brakes on both axles and if you own an older car, like a 2000 Toyota Corolla we’ll see in the tutorial, it’s almost certain that you have drum brakes for the rear ...

When it comes to the brakes on an old car, I take no chances and cut no corners. I usually rebuild, repair or replace most everything. It's foolish -- and potentially dangerous -- to try and save a ...

It has been proven that four-wheel disc brakes provide superior fade resistance, especially in extreme braking. However, many vintage Mustang drivers prefer the feel of rear drum brakes and the more ...

Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

Long before brands like Porsche, Mercedes, and Cadillac made it trendy to dress up your disc brake parts so they'd display like jewelry from behind the car's spinning wheels, drum brakes were the norm ...