Monday, April 14, 2025

8 Top Noises Your Car Engine Makes and How To Fix- Grind, Clunk, Squeal, Click, Groan, Rattle

NOISY ENGINE & How To Diagnose - Knocking squealing Whining Pinging Rattling Hissing Groan

How to Clean Battery Corrosion

Easy way to bench bleed brake master cylinder

NAPA Brakes Master Cylinder Bench Bleed

Master Cylinder - How to Bench Bleed!

Soft, Squishy Brakes? Hard to Stop? How to Diagnose Brake Master Cylinde...

Brake Pedal Sinking? Dangerous master cylinder! How to fix

How To: Replace A Brake Master Cylinder

Tech Tip: How a Static Brake Works

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Split / Divided Car Braking systems Explained - How it works.





Quick Take Up Master Cylinder

How to - Clean and Grease Trailer Bearings by Hand

How to clean & re-pack wheel Bearings

Hand Packing a Bearing

Brake Fluid Level Sensor



The Role Of Brake Fluid Level Sensor

Nov 28, 2022

Many master cylinder, especially systems that are a diagonal split, usually use a brake fluid level sensor or Switch in the master cylinder reservoir.

this sensor will light the red brake warning lamp on the dash if low brake fluid level is detected. A float-type sensor or a magnetic reed switch are commonly used and provide a complete electrical circuit when the brake fluid level is low

After refilling the master cylinder reservoir to the correct level, the red "brake" warning lamp should go out


What is oil float ?

It is magnetic and acts as a cue if the brake fluid gets too low, the float reaches the bottom of its travel and closes a set of switch contacts allowing the ABS or brake warning light to come on.


How to Diagnose and Fix a Brake Fluid Leak

By: HowStuffWorks  |  

How to Check Brake Fluid | Advance Auto Parts

Making Sense of D.O.T. Brake Codes


https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/disc-brake-pad-friction-codes-explained/

Disc Brake Pad Friction Codes Explained

Understanding Brake Pad Codes

·         All U.S. street-legal and many racing pads have a two-letter friction designator stamped on the pad edge or the backing plate.

·         The first letter designates low-temperature friction performance (200 to 400 degrees F).

·         The second letter designates high-temperature performance (300 to 650 degrees F).

·         The higher the letter in the alphabet, the better the friction performance.

·         Normal pad code letters range from C through H.

·         If the first letter is lower than the second letter, the pad works better at high temperatures and needs a warm-up.

·         If the second letter is lower than the first letter, the pad may fade at high temperature.

·         The best all-round street pads have good friction at both high and low temperatures (as in code "FF").

SAE J866 Friction Designators

FRICTION COEFFICIENT

CODE

Up to 0.15

C

Over 0.15 up to 0.25

D

Over 0.25 up to 0.35

E

Over 0.35 up to 0.45

F

Over 0.45 up to 0.55

G

Over 0.55

H

Unclassified

Z


Thursday, April 3, 2025

Master cylinder - How it works! (Animation)


Master cylinders are an important component of many vehicles.
They convert the applied force of the foot or fingers into hydraulic pressure.
A master cylinder is almost always a tandem master cylinder, which we would like to describe in this animation. Contents 1) Master cylinder with compensating ports 2) Reservoir tank 3) Compensating ports and breather ports 4) Pistons and cups 5) Brake pads against brake disc 6) Split brake systems 7) Portless master cylinder with valves

Start Up: The hydraulic brake system

Animation on How Power Brakes Work