Mechanisms — automotive brakes

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Drum Brake diagram
Drum Brake Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram, Self-Energizing Action and Uses
Explore expanding shoes, wheel-cylinder pistons and return springs. Estimate brake torque from pressure, cylinder bore and supplied friction and shoe-force gain.
Disc Brake diagram
Disc Brake Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Formula, and Real-World Uses Explained
Explore a single-piston floating disc brake. Calculate ideal pad force and braking torque from hydraulic pressure, piston diameter, friction and effective radius.