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Any of the surfaces designed to rub together in a brake system to create friction and therefore stopping power.
Material which is pushed against a disc by a shoe or caliper to generate friction.
The amount of weight being forced onto each road wheel as a result of the car pitching, rolling or squatting during acceleration, braking or cornering.
A self-energizing drum brake that has servo action when travelling forwards or backwards.
Shiny dark areas on a rotor caused by extreme heat.
Safety design incorporated on modern cars which ensures there are two largely independent hydraulic brake circuits. Some dual circuit systems are more sophisticated than others.
A type of older - but still popular and effective - automotive brake in which a circular drum rotates around a set of brake shoes which are fixed to the hub and act on the drum by expanding.
