Year: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Make: Certified Brakes
Vehicle: Brakes, Components and Systems
Type: Service Manual
Models: Disc brakes on American and imported cars and light trucks, 1965–1974
Pages: 56

How disc brakes stop a car and why most cars use discs in front and drums at the rear. It describes the proportioning, residual check and metering valves of a combination system, then the caliper, shoes, disc, pistons and seals. Fixed caliper designs from Bendix, Budd, Delco-Moraine and Kelsey-Hayes are compared, followed by floating caliper brakes and the two-piston Ford truck caliper made by Dayton.

What this section covers

Advantages of disc brakes over drum brakes
Combination system valves
Caliper, shoes, disc, pistons and seals
Bendix, Budd, Delco-Moraine and Kelsey-Hayes fixed calipers
Floating caliper operation
Ford truck two-piston caliper

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