| [GMCnet] HOW BRAKE SYSTEMS WORK [message #109343] |
Tue, 21 December 2010 19:11  |
Charles Aulgur
Messages: 78
Registered: March 2006
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Rob M.
I want to thank you for the list of URKs you posted lately. It has
been raining in San Diego for the last several days. The rain gauge
overran yesterday so I had to empty it and today it is almost to 4
inches. Since I'm trapped indoors and needed something to keep me
occupied I downloaded the 8 or so URLs you posted about brakes
published by Toyota. They were apparently developed for training
aids for their employes and have quite a lot of details. The one I
found most interesting was the one on vacuum boosters. I think I now
understand how they work. There is a small round piece of rubber
about the size of a quarter between the vacuum booster mechanism and
where it pushes on the MC push-rod. All they do to sensitize a
vacuum booster is change that little disc of rubber to one of
different density. The big coast of getting one sensitized is all
the other rubber parts they change. Another one of the articles is
how a disc brake caliper with a parking brake mechanism works. The
cross-section drawings look just like the Cad calipers I have on my
rear two wheels. Now if I just knew how much load I can apply to
them with my new air shock actuated parking brake without breaking them.
Thanks, Chuck
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