Brake hose inspection is key to preventing failure. Learn how to spot wear and protect your customers and shop.

Noticed a burning smell from your new car’s brakes? Here’s why it happens, when it’s normal, and when to worry.

The study of reliability and longevity of MR brakes is a topic of enormous importance in the automobile industry. A minute failure in the braking system can cause catastrophic consequences. In order ...

Shimano’s wireless shifting mountain bike group is finally here, and there’s a ton to absorb. To keep our XTR Di2 tech story from crashing your browser, we’ve created a second post here to go over the ...

Another novelty is the XTR BR-M9220 caliper, which employs a four-piston layout and is specifically designed for trail and enduro use. It relies on two different piston diameters for better modulation ...

For the same year’s Lexus ES 350 (very similar vehicles) there is a recommendation to change the fluid every 30,000 miles. Brake fluid is hygroscopic, a fancy word that means it attracts water.

For disc brake systems, the pressurized fluid helps compress a caliper, which forces brake pads, made of friction materials like ceramic or metal, into a metal rotor or disc.

Yes, Tesla brake pads can last eons in terms of wear, but only if you keep the rest of the system from slowly decaying into a pile of iron oxide, and remember that even EV brakes need love, and ...