The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid through ...

There’s no question that replacing original drum brakes with disc brakes is one of the best safety upgrades you can make to a vintage Mustang. Today, the options include modern calipers and rotors, ...

When you press on your vehicle's brake pedal, it's brake fluid that does the work. Your leg action moves a plunger in the brake master cylinder that pumps brake fluid through the brake lines and out ...

If you drove during the drum brake era, long before disc brakes became commonplace, you can surely appreciate a modern vehicle's braking ability. Unfortunately, our classic drum brake-equipped cars ...

Brake problems rarely arrive without warning. Long before a total failure, the system usually sends out clear signals through ...

Once every few weeks I kept having to stop at the local Ford dealer to replenish my brake fluid supply. (You are using Ford brake fluid aren't you?) Right away I knew that this was not a good sign.

Certain 2025 Chevy Trax crossovers need a replacement of the master brake cylinder to correct reduced brake performance according to a new service update from General Motors. Specifically, GM Service ...

Bleeding brake fluid is a fairly straightforward maintenance procedure on most cars. The trouble is, you need two people to get the job done quickly. We understand that many Do-It-Yourselfers might ...

We've done a lot of brake installation stories showing how to get bigger and better brakes. Unfortunately we tend to forget at times that even with the latest high-dollar brake systems, if you don't ...

On two occasions recently, while driving our 2001 VX Commodore Series III along the freeway the brake pedal travel has suddenly increased to about half pedal. On both occasions the "Park Brake/Brake ...

Bleeding your brakes, or changing the old fluid and getting out the air, can be a long, dirty, and difficult process. If you’re doing it the old fashioned way, you probably need to find a friend who ...