With drum brakes, a hydraulic cylinder/piston complement between two brake shoes then pushes each shoe outward and into contact with the inner surface of the rotating drum. The brake shoe lining ...

In drum brakes, the pads are called shoes. Subject to tremendous friction and heat, brake pads wear down and must be replaced as part of a car’s regular maintenance. How long they last depends ...

while on wheels with drum brakes, brake shoes exert outward force on the inner surface of the brake drum. Many modern vehicles have disc brakes in front and drum brakes in the rear, although some have ...

Drum brakes work by forcing 2 arched “shoes” housed within the drum, to expand outward into the inner wall of the spinning drum, using hydraulic and centrifugal force. This generates friction ...