2011/12/06

How to maintain car brake system

Brake system for automotive safety-critical driving. However, the maintenance of the brake system is often overlooked by the driver. Often until the discovery of the brake system is not working properly when in the best brake system overhaul. This is very likely to lead to brake failure due to unexpected failures lead to disaster. Therefore, only the regular maintenance of the brake system and brake system maintenance to ensure the normal operation, thereby ensuring driving safety. Cars and small trucks brake system is mainly used brake fluid to pass brake force, and large passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles using pneumatic brake system. For different braking systems have different  maintenance methods.
Regardless of any brake system, brake pads by the end (disc) or brake shoe (drum) complete the braking effect. Therefore, to regularly check the brake pads or brake shoe thickness. When the thickness is found close to or less than the minimum thickness specified by the manufacturer should be replaced immediately. Check the brake pads at the same time, also check brake disc or brake drum wear, such as timely access to dent the surface of the disc or drum brakes to ensure the contact area with the increased braking force.
For the oil brake the car, check the brake fluid before moving to the surface. Decline in oil is found, to immediately check whether the brake oil leakage areas. Because brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air, a long time will fail. According to the manufacturers require regular replacement of brake fluid. Best replaced once a year.
For pneumatic brake system, exhaust system should pay attention to regular and periodic replacement of water in the dryer. Gas system in the water will affect the corrosion of piping and the braking effect. Can lead to serious or even brake failure. Also, always check the work of fighting pump belt and pump wear. If problems are discovered must be promptly replaced.
Brake replacement cycle
Usually we will be on the dashboard brake warning light is illuminated for brake shoe as the basis to judge, but the bottom line is, if only for this time, is quite dangerous. To remind you that, although all vehicles have this warning system, but some direct sense the thickness of the brake shoe, while others are in the brake shoe has been completely finished grinding, brake fluid so extreme decline, will make warning lights up. If the latter, until the warning light, brake pads and brake discs have been the base metal is iron sharpens iron status, then, will see the bright edge of the tire near the rim of iron cut. Therefore, each time into the plant maintenance can be checked whether the brake pads,  and early life of floor near the brake pads replaced, and the warning lights do not just believe.
Routine brake system maintenance
Clean, high-quality brake fluid, power brake system is safe and good basic condition. You should always buy the best quality brake fluid market. If brake fluid is dirty, rinse and let go of the whole system, and then filled with new fluid master cylinder. Do not reuse brake fluid, all from the system to be let go of the brake fluid should be discarded.
Maintenance projects in the brake system, the periodic inspection of the brake surface is the most important. Check at least once a month, more often the better.
Inhalation of asbestos dust is harmful to your health. With a dry brush or compressed air to remove dust and dirt on the brake system will scatter dust, as one can easily contain asbestos fibers, it is easy to damage health. Dust and dirt should be designed in addition to asbestos vacuum cleaner to deal with, and should use dust patterns. If there is no vacuum cleaner, then the maintenance of the brake assembly should be in a well ventilated place, and put through the identification of the virus contained breathing apparatus.
Check the brakes before, carefully wipe the dirt on the master cylinder, so as to avoid any dirt fall into the tank. Remove fasteners (usually pin) and the lid. No scale for the fuel tank, fuel tanks should be kept away from the top surface 6 mm, if the scale, the scale than another job as long as they can surface. If the master cylinder needs fuel, add line DOT3 or 4 brake fluid overload specification.
Careful Do not brake fluid base in paint, because it has a strong corrosive, would destroy the finish.
In a very long period of time if the total lack of brake fluid, and you always add, that it is clear that something wrong with your brakes, you should check the. The color of brake fluid warning. Color of brake fluid should not be too deep, and should not look like burnt. If so, then there is a problem, but this does not happen very often.