Not all braking systems on semis have to be loud to be effective. Exhaust brakes make a fraction of the noise that ...

After you change your brake pads, do you need to bleed the brakes? The answer's less straightforward than you may think. Here ...

STEP 11: When you've completed bleeding all four brakes, ask your assistant to apply full effort to the brake pedal followed by an abrupt release of that effort.

Smart habits like coasting early, driving lighter, and skipping hard stops can make your brake pads last way longer and save ...

With power brakes, the pedal should stop 1 to 11⁄2 inches from the floor. (If you don't have power brakes, the pedal should stop more than 3 inches from the floor.) ...

Whether you've been pushing hard, or going down steep inclines, most drivers know the feeling of stepping on the brakes but ...

Conventional rubber brake hoses deliver a spongy brake pedal because these guys flex under hard braking. That is approximately 1,200psi when you romp on the brakes per Classic Tube.

Boosted Brake Pedal Issues I just got done rebuilding the brakes on my ’69 Mustang R-code. It has power front disc brakes, and everything is new. I bled the bra ...

You press down on the brake pedal, slow down, and that's as far as your involvement goes. As your brake pads wear down and lose their effect, you'll start to feel the grinding metal through the ...

More to the point, when the pedal is pushed down, it always activates the brakes. “We have a natural tendency to stomp down when we panic,” said the inventor, Masuyuki Naruse, who owns a small ...

Car Guides Why does my brake pedal touch the floor? The new Ford Edge concept vehicle is introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo ...