Air disc brakes (ADBs) have been proven to deliver advantages on the road, in the service bay, and for a fleet’s bottom line. Their success in heavy-duty applications is driving a continued increase ...

Marathon Brake Systems has introduced new Discstar air disc brake calipers and chambers. The new lines complement Marathon’s air disc pads and rotors to round out the product line. The company says ...

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake is now offering remanufactured air disc brake calipers, promising a combination of price advantages along with performance, warranty, and post-sales support. Air disc ...

Modern cars may not use drum brakes, but they're more than tradition on semis - and the trucking industry's current climate ...

The spring-applied, hydraulically released VKSD Model disc-brake calipers are used for emergency stops, for normal stopping and parking, at junctions where one conveyor feeds material to another (at ...

Let's talk fender preservation. Let's talk numbers. According to Motor Trend's instrumented testing from back in the day, a bone-stock '67 SS350 Camaro required 156 feet to decelerate from 60 mph. In ...

In case you haven’t heard yet, Shimano has identified a safety issue with respect to its mechanical disc brake calipers for road bikes sold after February 2012. The affected models are: BR-CX75, ...

Proportioning valves come in all shapes and sizes and vary considerably depending on the car you are working on. But the most common problem you'll face is which valve should be used on which car. To ...

It’s certainly early days for road and cyclocross bike disc brakes, and today TRP Brakes joins Shimano and SRAM as the third company to recall select models of their disc brake calipers. All TRP dual ...

Drum brakes have a bad reputation, and they’re usually the first things to hit the swap meet pile. Early C2 Corvettes were only available with drum brakes, but they worked adequately, thanks to larger ...

Modern motorcycle brakes need little in the way of maintenance, save for periodic fluid bleeding and occasional pad inspection or replacement. Changing pads is an easy afternoon job, and if you choose ...