Brake Repair
How to Diagnose, Fix, or Replace Your Car's Brakes Step By Step
Author : Steven Cartwright Published by: Car Tech ISBN: 978-1-61325-511-7 Price: £30
This extremely informative book shou Id pay for itself the first time you refer to it to work on your classic American car's brakes. Those of us who have had such beasties for many years will undoubtedly have tackled basic brake maintenance, but less experienced owners might view such fettling as somewhat daunting, their knowledge being limited to the relatively hi-tech systems found on modern cars.
Fear not, while modern vehicles have such safety developments as ABS and self-monitoring brakes, older cars are relatively simple and rugged enough for most enthusiasts to tackle with only a modest tool kit and, perhaps, the odd specialist tool. The book is most comprehensive, dealing with braking systems both old and new. There are chapters introducing the concepts of braking and the safety aspects one must remember, understanding the various elements and then explains the most common systems.
It covers discs, drums and the parking brake, the hydraulics, plus assist systems, including vacuum, 'hydroboost' and electronics. There is a useful troubleshooting section identifying the many and varied problems that can and do occur, then moves on to more modern ABS and related systems. It concludes with a step by step, pictorially assisted, disc and drum brake overhaul, benefiting from Car Tech's usual high-quality photos and clear text. The author has decades of experience and is now a regional trainer, so it's been written by a real expert. Recommended!