MAXIMUM BRAKE POWER:Describes the ultimate power of an engine as measured by a dynamometer
MECHANICAL BRAKES: Describes brakes actuated by a mechanical linkage (rather than hydraulic lines) connecting the brakes to the brake pedal. The parking brake on most vehicles is mechanical.
METERING VALVE: Describes the valve positioned in the hydraulic line to the front brakes, whose role is to prevent the disc brakes from applying until after the rear brake linings make contact with the drum.
MOUNTING FRAME: Describes a floating-frame disc brake in which the floating frame is held by a casting bolted to the steering knuckle.
RELINE: Describes the procedure of replacing the brake shoes in drum brakes.
NON-SERVO BRAKE: Describes a drum brake design in which each brake shoe is anchored, meaning that no single shoe can assist in applying another.
ORGANIC LININGS: Describes the asbestos material used to line brakes.
PARKING BRAKE: Describes the primarily hand-operated brake which prevents vehicle movement while parked by locking the vehicle's rear wheels or the transmission output shaft in the case of an automatic.
PARKING BRAKE LEVER: Describes a lever found inside a drum brake whose role is to spread the brake shoes outward when braking.
PARKING BRAKE: Describes the primarily hand-operated brake which prevents vehicle movement while parked by locking the vehicle's rear wheels or the transmission output shaft in the case of an automatic.
PARKING BRAKE LEVER: Describes a lever found inside a drum brake whose role is to spread the brake shoes outward when braking.
PARKING BRAKE RELEASE BUTTON: Describes the button at the end of the park brake lever that, when depressed, releases the pawl from the ratchet.
PIN SLIDER CALLIPER DISC BRAKE: Describes a form of disc brake with a sliding calliper, consisting of a calliper, calliper frame, guide pins, as well as rubber sleeves and bushings.
PIVOT BOLT: Describes a type of bolt-on which the arms of calliper brakes pivot.
PORT: Describes a small hole in the master brake cylinder that allows fluid to return to the reservoir.
POWER BOOSTER: Describes a device that helps the brake pedal activate the hydraulic pistons in the master cylinder by utilising the engine vacuum to brake the vehicle.
POWER BRAKES (PB): Describes a conventional hydraulic brake system that uses engine vacuum to operate a vacuum power piston through applying pressure to the brake pedal or directly to the master cylinder piston.
RESIDUAL PRESSURE CHECK VALVE: Describes a secondary valve, typically located in the outlet port of the master cylinder, that maintains certain pressure levels in the hydraulic circuit when the vehicle's brakes are released.
RESIDUAL PRESSURE VALVE: Describes a secondary valve mounted in the cylinder outlet between piston and brake lines of drum brake circuits that maintains a certain minimum pressure in the system.
RIM BRAKE: Describes any version of a braking system that stops a wheel revolving by pressing its pads against the sides of the wheel rim.
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