Your Jeep's brake system is more important than the engine. The engine will make it go, but the brakes are what make it stop. A poorly functioning engine will just make it go slower, but poorly ...

Hydraulic brakes have been around for nearly a century, and though many manufacturers were using this system by the 1920s, Ford for instance, waited until 1939 to introduce four-wheel hydraulic brakes ...

All the horsepower and good looks in the world are meaningless without safe brakes. To have good brakes, you must stay on top of regular preventative maintenance in every respect because they need ...

Depending on the automotive part, air is crucial or crucially harmful. Whereas an engine needs air to function properly, the opposite is true for a car’s braking system. To operate effectively and ...

When it comes to the essentials of any car, brakes rate right up there with things like wheels and gasoline. A solid, firm brake pedal is a good place to start checking that your brakes work properly.

So you've swapped out your old, weathered brake lines for some fresh stainless steel. Great! Now you just have to fill those fancy new lines with brake fluid, a tiresome and boring process that ...

The Actron brake bleeder is the best way to bleed motorcycle brakes that we have found so far. It’s a bit tricky to use, but once you figure out how to get the hose to fit the bleed nipple, it works ...

In our regular tech Q&A series, we put your burning cycling questions to industry experts. This time, Shimano explains the logic behind its one-way bleed system. I would really like to know why the ...

Bleeding brakes can be very satisfying – and absolutely necessary when you have a spongy lever feel because of air in the system. But it’s not a panacea. There are many and varied reasons why your ...

If you’re looking to maintain your vehicle’s braking system, the brake bleeder is an essential tool. Brake fluid, which is hygroscopic, absorbs moisture over time. As a result, the boiling point ...