We’ve written all about why you need a Phoenix brake check and how important maintaining your brakes is to your car, but not enough about how your brakes work. This article will teach you the basics of how your brakes operate so you can impress your mechanic during your next Tucson brake repair.

The majority of modern cars have either disc brakes on the front two wheels or on all four wheels. The brake is made of brake pads, a rotor, and a caliper with a piston attached. When the brake pedal is pressed, the piston compresses the caliper and causes the brake pads to squeeze the rotor. This pressure causes friction that slows down the disks and thus, the wheels.

It is essential that all of these parts work in perfect unison so that each time you press the brake, your vehicle stops quickly and safely. If any part does not work exactly how it should then it is probably time for an Albuquerque brake repair.

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