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2. Wheel cylinder - Wikipedia

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   A wheel cylinder is a component of a hydraulic drum brake system. [1] It is located in each wheel and is usually positioned at the top of the wheel, above the shoes. Its function is to exert force onto the shoes so as to bring them into contact with the drum and stop the vehicle with friction . [ 2 ]

3. Line lock - Wikipedia

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   In order to park by using the primary hydraulic brakes, a hand-operated valve is added to lock hydraulic pressure in the brake line. [5] For parking using the brakes on all four wheels, two valves may be necessary. Any leakage at the brake cylinders will reduce pressure in the line and release the brakes.

4. Power brakes - Wikipedia

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   The development and use of disc-type brakes began in England in the 1890s. The first caliper-type automobile disc brake was patented by Frederick William Lanchester in his Birmingham factory in 1902. In a disc-braking system the rotors are attached to the car's wheels and spin together.

5. Compression release - Wikipedia

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   Early large displacement motorcycles with kick starters provided riders with a manual compression release while later models linked them to the kick start lever with a cable for automatic operation. The 2012 Ducati 1199 , equipped with an electric starter, uses a compression release that is automatically activated at low engine speed by a ...

6. Car controls - Wikipedia

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   (The pedal on the left is the parking brake). In modern cars the four-wheel braking system is controlled by a pedal to the left of the accelerator pedal. There is usually also a parking brake which operates the rear brakes only (or less commonly, the front brakes only, as in the Saab 99 and in the Citroën Xantia).

7. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   The brake pedal will require modulation, as the goal is to allow the rear tires to spin while holding the car in place with the front wheels remaining motionless. At a certain point of balance, the front brakes will prevent the car from moving forward while the rear brakes will have insufficient grip to keep the wheels from spinning, since ...