Brakes

As one of the most crucial components of a car, the brakes require routine repair and maintenance. We have you covered whether you need new brake pads, brake discs, brake drums, brake service or handbrake service.

One of a car’s most crucial systems is the brakes. Get a brake service to make sure your brakes are functioning properly. Downsizing of vehicles, aerodynamics, and front-wheel drive have all conspired to make brakes smaller, more precise, and less tolerant of improper servicing.

Your car’s brakes need to be in good operating order at all times. You run a huge danger of having an accident with your family if you can’t stop swiftly and effectively.

Brake System Danger Signs

• Your vehicle takes longer to stop than normal.
• Your vehicle loses grip under braking.
• Your steering wheel shudders under braking.
• Your vehicle’s brakes screech or squeal.
• Your brake pedal is low, hard, soft or spongy.
• Your vehicle pulls to the left or right under braking.

All cars have one of two types of braking systems or a combination of both

• Drum Brakes:  The linings on brake shoes are located inside brake drums. This wheel and these drums both rotate. The hydraulic fluid in the braking system pushes the brake shoes outward when the brake pedal is depressed until the linings make contact with the interior of the drum and cause the drum to stop.
• Disc Brakes:  Similar in operation, these brakes consist of a calliper that is stationary and a disc that rotates with the wheel. Similar to how a bicycle brake works, when the pedal is depressed, hydraulic pressure causes the pads in the calliper to clamp on the disc. The majority of modern automobiles use disc brakes, or a mix of front and rear drum brakes.

Brake Fluid

Brake fluid is hygroscopic, which means that depending on the humidity, it can collect moisture from the air. The boiling point of braking fluid is indirectly impacted by the amount absorbed.

• 250°C at the beginning (when new)
• 200°C after 4 months (moisture 1%)
• 150°C after 10-12 months (moisture 3%)

When brake fluid begins to absorb moisture and the boiling point of the fluids starts to fall, braking effectiveness deteriorates to the point where damage to rubber moving parts and low boiling points, cause sudden brake failure, for example, prolonged use of the brakes when descending a hill or driving through a series of tight turns where constant braking is required.

A complete brake repair may require

• Fitting brake pads or shoes on the car, and bleeding the braking system.
• Flushing the entire brake system.
• Replacing all hardware and spring kits on drum brakes where needed.
• Inspecting, and rebuilding or replacing brake callipers.
• Inspecting, and repacking or replacing wheel bearings.
• Resurfacing, or replacing rotors or drums.
• Inspecting backing plates and all brake lines.
• Inspecting, and replacing wheel cylinders or master cylinders.