Glossary of Breaking Terms

This section with give you a brief description of all those strange words used in the braking industry. Abrasive Friction The mechanical rubbing of the brake pad material directly onto the brake disc, resulting in the mechanical wear of both pad and disc ABS Acronym for Anti-Lock Braking system. Anti Lock braking systems sense the […]

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Fundamentals of Brake Calculation

Fundamentals of Brake Calculation

Brake Calculations There are many books on brake systems but if you need to find a formula for something in particular, you never can. This page pulls them together with just a little explanation. They should work for any two axle vehicle but it’s YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to verify them. Use them at your risk…..   […]

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