The braking system, without a doubt, contains your car's most important components. Nothing else matters without good brakes. Steering is important, but if the steering breaks, then the brakes will ...

It’s rare for a brake booster to fail, but when it does, it’s easy to notice. When you have to press the brake pedal really hard in order to slow down, that means you probably have a bad brake booster ...

In the wide, wide world of automotive terminology, there are a number of parts with names that are pretty logical and help to understand how cars work. Slang words aside, like a spider hose, some ...

There’s an old expression, “Why stop when you’re having fun,” but when the subject is a 1969 SS396 El Camino that couldn’t stop to save its proverbial soul there wasn’t anything fun about it. Such was ...

CARS.COM — When a driver applies the brake pedal to stop their vehicle, the brake pads are the friction material that gets pressed against the discs that spin along with the wheels. Eventually they ...

In last month's issue (Apr. '18) we set about converting our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon from early Camaro disc brakes to modern, aluminum four-piston disc brakes from Wilwood Engineering. The conversion ...

Safely rolling around in an old Jeep fitted with massively oversized tires and increased vehicle power requires more than just a factory master cylinder and booster. With a 5.9L engine and oversize ...

Ford Motor Company is recalling several car models in the United States, affecting more than 120,000 vehicles. On April 14, Ford issued advanced notice for at least two safety recalls for several car ...