Marathon Brake Systems recently introduced new products for heavy-duty trucks -- brake shoes, lined brake shoes and brake shoe kits. Marathon’s new brake shoes are manufactured and tested to the ...

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced it produced 10 million units of its remanufactured brake shoes not quite a decade after beginning serial production of the component. “We return brake shoes ...

Brake job proficiency is a sort of status symbol among do-it-yourself truckers, indicating a grade of mechanical expertise that commands awe among greenhorns and respect from seasoned professionals.

Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has introduced a new protective coating for remanufactured brake shoes that is guaranteed against lining edge cracking from ‘rust jacking’ when used in conjunction ...

The new Spicer brake shoe wall chart features all current brake shoes offered by Spicer as well as shoe identification for all makes. This chart clearly The new Spicer brake shoe wall chart features ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

When you pull the steel cable or set of cables, this pulls a lever or mechanism which engages the rear brake pads or shoes ...

We talked about the wide world of disc brakes in our previous look at brake systems. Now let’s jump into the dark arts of drum brakes. Because there are generally more moving parts with a drum brake ...

Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

I used to fear working on the brake systems of my vehicles because of how vital they are in avoiding becoming one with other cars on the road. If you don’t have knowledge on your side along with some ...

There is no doubt that one of the most collectable and attractive cars ever made in the 1965-66 Mustang Shelby G.T. 350. Real ones get serious money these days, so a lot of people build clones out of ...

ROAME Zeros is a rider safety-oriented project that was fully financed on Kicksyarter and we are eagerly waiting to see how well in performs in the real world. The idea may sound as simple as child's ...