More details below.ĭisc brakes are found on most vehicles today. The drum brake assembly, equipped on some vehicles, is also designed to stop your vehicle when other points on the system are activated. The disc brake assembly is designed to safely stop your car when activated. Brake friction material is pushed against the brake disc or drum, slowing or stopping your vehicle. There, wheel cylinders convert that hydraulic pressure back to mechanical force. The pressure is transferred via the brake fluid through the brake lines and/or brake hoses (flexible tubes) that connect the lines with brake assemblies at each wheel.
This creates hydraulic pressure, generating a much bigger force than that of the small effort of pressing down on the pedal. A piston compresses brake fluid inside the master cylinder located under your vehicle’s hood near your engine.
