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2. Brake fluid - Wikipedia

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   The brake fluid in the tubes, in turn, pressurizes the brake slave cylinders, which are on each wheel. [22] [23] The slave cylinder pistons press down the brake pads. They encompass and compress the brake disk, and the rotation of the wheels slows down. In addition to transmitting pressure, brake fluid also keeps the brake system working optimally.

3. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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   The hydraulic braking system is designed as a closed system: unless there is a leak in the system, none of the brake fluid enters or leaves it, nor does the fluid get consumed through use. Leakage may happen, however, from cracks in the O-rings or from a puncture in the brake line.

4. Master cylinder - Wikipedia

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   The most common vehicle uses of master cylinders are in brake and clutch systems.. In brake systems, the operated devices are cylinders inside brake calipers and/or drum brakes; these cylinders may be called wheel cylinders or slave cylinders, and they push the brake pads towards a surface that rotates with the wheel (this surface is typically either a drum or a disc, a.k.a. a rotor) until the ...

5. Air brake (road vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   An air brake or, more formally, a compressed-air-brake system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which compressed air pressing on a piston is used to both release the parking/emergency brakes in order to move the vehicle, and also to apply pressure to the brake pads or brake shoes to slow and stop the vehicle.

6. Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes - Wikipedia

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   To release the brakes, the engineer charges the brake pipe. This method of controlling the brakes on freight and passenger cars has remained virtually unchanged since its invention by George Westinghouse in 1868. The conventional braking system suffers from many weaknesses; one of which is in the reaction time. Because the engineer controls the ...

7. Category:Vehicle braking technologies - Wikipedia

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   Bicycle brake; Braided stainless steel brake lines; Brake; Brake bleeding; Brake cleaner; Brake fade; Brake fluid; Brake fluid pressure sensor; Brake lining; Brake pad; Brake run; Brake wear indicator; Brake-by-wire; Braking distance