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2. 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.

3. Brake fade - Wikipedia

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   Maladjustment with wear is still a factor in trucks with drum air brakes. [5] A Canadian survey of randomly stopped heavy trucks found over 10% of trucks using self-adjusting brakes had at least one brake out of adjustment, due either to failure of the self-adjust mechanism or wear beyond the capacity of the self adjuster.

4. List of automobiles known for negative reception - Wikipedia

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   Marketed as a radically different new car, the Edsel failed to impress the buying public – despite containing new features such as self-adjusting brakes and automatic lubrication, which would later be adopted across the automotive industry – as it mainly consisted of Ford and Mercury components already used in other vehicles.

5. Electric friction brake - Wikipedia

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   The brake shield is mounted on an axle/spindle using the holes in the centre. The brake shoes (3) are the items performing the braking by pressing outwards at the drum that covers all the innards. The brake shoes are held in place by reactor springs (2) and an adjuster (7) spring. There are also some minor clips not pictured to keep the brake ...

6. Motorcycle braking systems - Wikipedia

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   Honda RCB with a front ventilated drum brake from Italian accessories manufacturer Grimeca. Drum brakes have a self servo effect. [11] The most common design is a leading-trailing design. More exotic design had four, eight or sixteen shoes. [4] Some motorcycles used finned and/or vented housings for additional cooling, the first of which was ...

7. Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal ... - AOL

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   Members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according ...

8. Jamie Foxx hit by a glass during altercation at his birthday ...

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   Jamie Foxx was injured during an altercation at his birthday dinner, his spokesperson said Saturday. A spokesperson for Foxx said the actor, who turned 57 on Dec. 13, was “at his birthday dinner ...

9. Power brakes - Wikipedia

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   A power braking system consists of several distinct components, including the vacuum booster, master cylinder, brake fluid reservoir and lines, and calipers (or drums). Power brakes have been around in some form since the 1920s, and since the late 20th century all cars sold in North America have been equipped with power brakes.