A brake master cylinder is a component of the hydraulic braking system in a vehicle. It is responsible for converting the force applied by the driver's foot on the brake pedal into hydraulic pressure ...

Hydraulic brakes have been around for nearly a century, and though many manufacturers were using this system by the 1920s, Ford for instance, waited until 1939 to introduce four-wheel hydraulic brakes ...

"It's all about the boost," say the technicians at ABS Power Brake Company. Brake boosters and master cylinders-they're not the most glamorous parts of a brake system, especially when compared to the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...