Master cylinder
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In automotive engineering, the master cylinder is a control device that converts force into hydraulic pressure. This device controls slave cylinders located at the other end of the hydraulic brake sys
A master cylinder from a Geo Storm
Drum brake
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A drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating bowl-shaped part called a brake drum.
Master cylinder
…vehicle uses of master cylinders are in brake and clutch systems. In brake systems, the operated devices are cylinders inside brake calipers and/or drum brakes; these cylinders may be called wheel cylinders or slave cylinders, and they push the brake pads towards a surface that rotates with the wheel (this…
Drum brake (upper right) with the drum removed (lower left, inside facing up), on the front of a Ford Falcon Sprint
A rear drum brake on a Kawasaki W800 motorcycle
Back plate made in the pressing shop.
Cut-away section of a wheel cylinder.