Sentences with phrase «of brake»

Aside from the stress, there are also other factors that can lead to the demise of the brake caliper.

Drum brakes are a type of brake that has an iron casting shaped like a shallow drum that rotates with the wheel.

All - Speed Traction Control uses a combination of brake and / or engine control to maximize available traction on slippery or loose driving surfaces.

Most after market add - on controllers use a timer or proportional load basis to calculate the amount of brake force required.

Proven on the racetrack, the ceramic build of the brake makes it lighter to improve performance and fuel economy.

Slipping the clutch to complete a downshift wears the clutch plate as it slows the vehicle, doing the job of the brake pads or shoes.

Depending on your driving habits, you may experience increased brake dust and noise as well as faster wear of the brake pads and rotors, resulting in more frequent replacement of these components.

Sometimes the brake material is the cause of the squeaking, it's very possible your brakes have plenty of brake material but the squeak will remain until you replace the pads with OEM equipment / pads.

The Service Procedure for individual vehicles will vary depending on the engine application and the type of brake system.

And this time it is the addition of brake - based torque vectoring.

Brake fade is the loss of brake effectiveness.

LED technology also delivers quicker illumination of the brake lamps.

Sam turned into the slide and grabbed a boot full of brake in time for us to come to a stop perfectly perpendicular to our intended path of travel.

My colleagues have already noted the lifeless power steering rack, but I noted a considerable amount of brake pedal travel before the disc brakes began to bite hard.

the next day I checked brake fluid and it was full and I have plenty of brake pads not crystallized what would cause my vehicle not to be able to stop?

Toward the end of my three - lap session, there was some noticeable softening of the brake pedal, but the Supersports still braked powerfully.

When you get done with it, clean it off with some of that brake clean I saw in your other picture, wipe it down with a cloth, and you should be golden.

I go through a lot of brake cleaner and usually don't have enough in stock.

Corrections happen seamlessly and without a trace of brake - based intervention.

Other than exterior cosmetic tweaks, the biggest changes for this year are the addition of a brake - override system (thank you, confused septuagenarians) and standard stability control.

In terms of true dynamic flaws, the most flagrant is the lack of brake pedal travel and progressivity.

I probably put about a gallon of brake fluid through the braking system trying to bleed it correctly.

Lateral body control (lean in corners) feels, from the cockpit, to be nonexistent, but the suspension does allow a lot of brake dive.

I could tell they were hot and I did need to use a little more pressure in a couple of brake zones late in my stint, but the car still managed to keep the same brake points as when I began.

You use the ball of your foot under your big toe on the edge of the brake pedal and the edge of your foot near your pinky on the gas.

But of course the question I have to figure out is why the hell the brake switch is operating the tail lights instead of the brake lights!

I already mentioned the seats and leisurely eight - speed autobox, and I'm going to add to the list the mildly irritating front end pitch through very fast corners, the not exactly superfast tip - in, the generous measure of brake dive and acceleration squat, the somewhat messy ergonomics, and the puerile exhaust note in Corsa mode.

Use a torch (a head - mounted lamp works great here) to see the business end of the brake pedal.

In the later part of my brake zone I start to modulate off of that full pressure.

It's also worth checking the condition of the brake lines - the rubber hoses can perish over time, and block the inside of the line.

Instead of brake - vectoring, which essentially brakes the inside wheel to help a car turn in faster, aero - vectoring uses the car's down force and aerodynamics to help turn the car in faster through the front splitter's flaps opening and closing the hollow forged - carbon wing.

Aside from the continued complaints about the amount of brake pedal needed to scrub off speed, there are no issues with the QX's ride or handling.

A little dab of the brake pedal, very little pitch or dive, and the car rotates fluidly through another corner.

The amount of power you can deploy, the lateral load a chassis can withstand, the amount of brake pressure you can apply is all mediated by your tyres — 500bhp, carbon - ceramics and a finely honed suspension setup can all be undone by shoddy rubber providing a less than ideal connection to the road surface.

It reduces the risk of your brake lights flickering while driving if pedal is bumped.

But, although the Stelvio's electronic, variable brake booster all but eradicates the feeling of brake fade well, what it doesn't do is alter physics, and the brakes still get hot.

My day isn't complete without the familiar embrace of lateral g - forces, the aria of a well - bred engine rising to fortissimo, the hot tang of brake dust and hard - working tires filling the air.

But of course the question I have to figure out is why is the brake switch operating the tail lights instead of the brake lights!

That is all just wild guessing, I haven't read anything on that but I could see there being something behind better fuel mileage by having the vehicle better maintain its own speed and requiring the input of the brake pedal to do the stopping.

in normal condition, the flow of the brake fluid is shown using the pink arrows.

If I were to paraphrase the above, I believe they're claiming that the membrane absorbs any sudden spikes in the brake pressure (due to abrupt application of brake pressure?)

However, the area that is tightly gripped by the pad (since you're preventing the engine from carrying you forward) is effectively enclosed in a suffocating glove of brake pad.

I bridged from the brake fuse pin that had power on it to the brake wire and one of the brake lights lit up.

I would definitely start by looking at the condition of your brake pads.

There are many videos on YouTube that explain how one can accurately measure the thickness of their brake discs.

Awakened by a tap of the brake pedal, the Model S crept forward after a light pull on the column - mounted drive selector.

The 612, for its part, comported itself with dignity and suffered only a few wisps of brake smoke.

The car braking fine is not a good indicator of the condition of the brake discs since it's quite possible to use them and the brake pads until their very physical end without noticeable issues.

Apparently there is a simple way of assessing the condition of brake discs / rotors.

The only real disappointment is the artificial, vague feel of the brake pedal; even after decades of building hybrids, Toyota still struggles to achieve progressive pedal response with regenerative braking systems.