Archive for March, 2010
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
To prevent the tires from locking and the loosing the ability to turn the steering wheel during emergency braking, it is effective to repeatedly depress and release the brake. There ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
There are several types, depending on the type of rear brakes.
1. Foot brake sharing type
(1) Drum brake type
This type uses the drum brake body to hold the tire. The rear ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
1. Lever type
Mainly used in passenger and commercial
vehicles.
2. Stick type
Used in some commercial vehicles.
3. Pedal type
Used in some passenger and highgrade vehicles. Nowadays the release is operated with the pedal.
HINT:
Parking ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
1. General
Based on signals from the speed sensors, the Skid Control ECU senses the rotational speed of the wheels as well as the vehicle speed. During braking, although the rotational ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
The brake actuator consists of the pressure holding solenoid valve, pressure reduction solenoid valve, pump, motor, and reservoir. When the brake actuator receives a signal from the Skid Control ECU, ...
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
it is difficult to perform the test while actually driving, so the following method is used to generate simulated signals to simulate and inspect the ABS operation condition.
(1) When using ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Toe-angle
To adjust toe-in, change the lengths of the tie rod connecting the steering knuckle arms. 1. In the type in which the tie rod is behind the spindles, increasing the ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
The purpose of the steering system allows the driver to control the direction of the vehicle by turning the front wheels. The steering system consists of the following component parts.
(1) ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
4WS is an abbreviation for 4 Wheel Steering, which is a device with which the direction is changed not only for the front tires but for the rear tires as ...
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