More than many other car components, brake discs are subject to repeated mechanical loads. As a result of this continual abrasion, they produce fine particulate matter, which poses a substantial ...

In the patent, BMW suggests adding titanium carbide, silicon carbide, or tungsten carbide. All of them are extremely hard ...

This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cyclingnews has seen a copy of the UCI’s written response to the letter sent by the CPA ...

Mechanical discs certainly claim to be an easier, more adjustable alternative to hydraulics, but does the lack of power outweigh their simplicity? To find out, I have put four market-leading options ...

IGN knows one of the worst things about having a hot car is the amount of money you have to shell out each month to keep it. Small routine things like oil changes and stuff you should do yourself will ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro said it would strengthen the inspection process on its oldest trains after nearly 200 brakes failed inspections that were ordered after a derailment late last month. Metro ...