Thursday, March 10th, 2011
Poor braking effectiveness indicates not only the case where the brake does not operate at all even when the brake pedal is depressed, but also the case where the brake ...
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
In order to decrease the speed of a running vehicle and bring it to a stop, it is necessary to generate force to slow the rotation of the tires. When ...
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Saturday, May 1st, 2010
The brake system consists of the following components.
1. Brake pedal
2. Brake booster
3. Master cylinder
4. Proportioning valve (P valve)
5. Foot brake
(1) Disc brake
(2) Drum brake
6. Parking brake
The master cylinder is ...
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
When the brake pedal is depressed, the force is transmitted via the push rod to the master cylinder where the piston is pushed.
The force of the hydraulic pressure generated inside ...
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
1. General
The brake booster is a device that utilizes the difference between the engine vacuum and the atmospheric pressure to generate a strong force (power boost) that is proportional to ...
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
A tandem brake booster is a device that has two vacuum chambers positioned in series and obtains a large power boost without having to increase the piston's size.
1. Brakes not ...
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Sunday, April 11th, 2010
1. General
This mechanism is provided to reduce brake pedal kickback, thereby improving pedal "feel", by causing only half of the feedback pressure to be applied to the pedal (the other ...
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
The brake booster utilizes the difference between the engine vacuum and the atmospheric pressure to generate a power boost. Therefore, the brake booster function can be checked by conducting the ...
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
1. Dual P Valve
The dual P valve is used in diagonal brake piping in FF vehicles. Basically, it may be considered as a pair of P valves operating side by ...
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