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  2. Brake fluid pressure sensor - Wikipedia

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    The fault could be lack of hydraulic fluid, low brake fluid in the reservoir, a broken hydraulic line or a bad master brake cylinder. The sensor is used to detect pressure differentials in the hydraulic system. If the car alerts a fault in the hydraulic system and the system checks out, the sensor itself may have failed. [2]

  3. Drum brake - Wikipedia

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    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. 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.

  4. Counter-pressure brake - Wikipedia

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    Counter-pressure brakes were found especially on steam engines that worked long inclines and on rack railway locomotives (e.g. on the Vienna Kahlenberg Railway (Kahlenbergbahn), relieving brake blocks and tyres from high levels of wear and tear that they would otherwise be subjected to.

  5. Hill-holder - Wikipedia

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    A hill-holder is a motor vehicle device that holds the brake until the clutch is at the friction point, making it easier for a stationary vehicle to start uphill. By holding the brake in position while the vehicle is put into gear, it prevents rollback.

  6. Brake-by-wire - Wikipedia

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    SpeedE, an academic concept car developed for studying drive-by-wire technologies such as brake-by-wire. Brake-by-wire technology in the automotive industry is the ability to control brakes through electronic means, without a mechanical connection that transfers force to the physical braking system from a driver input apparatus such as a pedal or lever.

  7. Billy Crystal Recalls Being Taught by Martin Scorsese at NYU ...

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    Billy Crystal is reminiscing about being a student under the legendary Martin Scorsese.. Crystal, 76, recalled what it was like being taught by the legendary director while he was attending New ...

  8. Combined braking system - Wikipedia

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    Two braking pipes of CBS connected to the Disc brake assembly. A combined braking system (CBS), also called linked braking system (LBS), is a system for linking front and rear brakes on a motorcycle or scooter. [1] In this system, the rider's action of depressing one of the brake levers applies both front and rear brakes.

  9. NFL schedules Saturday tripleheader for Week 17, flexes ... - AOL

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    The NFL has officially scheduled its Saturday tripleheader for Week 17 while also flexing its post-Christmas "Sunday Night Football" matchup. The Saturday slate on Dec. 28 will kick off with the ...