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  • Thumbnail for Vacuum servo
    A vacuum servo is a component used on motor vehicles in their braking system, to provide assistance to the driver by decreasing the braking effort. In...
    2 KB (152 words) - 02:12, 10 June 2024
  • the braking force feeds back into the brake mechanism to further self-apply the brake. This is called "positive feedback" or "self-servo". Self-assist reduces...
    18 KB (2,649 words) - 16:55, 7 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Disc brake
    a servo-effect. By contrast, a disc brake has no self-servo effect, and its braking force is always proportional to the pressure placed on the brake pad...
    68 KB (9,016 words) - 18:14, 25 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Drum brake
    the disc. Disc brake systems usually have servo assistance ("Brake Booster") to lessen the driver's pedal effort, but some disc braked cars (notably race...
    28 KB (4,139 words) - 12:09, 8 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hydraulic brake
    A hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer...
    23 KB (3,289 words) - 12:01, 11 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Vacuum brake
    engine-driven exhausters. They were designed with vacuum braking systems or servo-assisted brakes, based on earlier models with petrol engines. As petrol...
    32 KB (4,787 words) - 15:56, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Brake
    break' (see brake) Band brake Bicycle brake systems Brake-by-wire (or electromechanical braking) Brake bleeding Brake lining Brake tester Brake wear indicator...
    21 KB (2,690 words) - 21:47, 10 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Servo tab
    A servo tab is a small hinged device installed on an aircraft control surface to assist the movement of the control surfaces. Introduced by the German...
    7 KB (847 words) - 21:43, 4 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lagonda Rapide
    way into the Aston Martin DBS. The car has dual-circuit, servo-assisted, four-wheel disc brakes, and most cars were supplied with a 3-speed automatic BorgWarner...
    3 KB (322 words) - 17:27, 18 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Electronic brakeforce distribution
    control of both brake balance and overall brake force. Always coupled with anti-lock braking systems (ABS), EBD can apply more or less braking pressure to...
    6 KB (704 words) - 22:58, 9 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
    footbrake system moved to drums on the rear axle in 1913. Four-wheel servo-assisted brakes became optional in 1923. Despite these improvements the performance...
    13 KB (1,532 words) - 13:20, 13 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rolls-Royce Phantom III
    rather than in a separate unit. The car has 4-wheel servo-assisted brakes applied by cable (using a servo made under licence from Hispano-Suiza). The radiator...
    6 KB (706 words) - 20:07, 16 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Air brake (aeronautics)
    In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase the drag on the aircraft. When extended...
    8 KB (854 words) - 01:09, 3 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for ERA Mini Turbo
    for either Goodyear or Dunlop 165/60HR13 low-profile tyres. The servo-assisted braking system has Metro ventilated discs and four-pot calipers at the front...
    5 KB (364 words) - 15:03, 8 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Drive by wire
    Drive by wire (category Vehicle braking technologies)
    steering column, intermediate shafts, pumps, hoses, belts, coolers, vacuum servos and master cylinders are eliminated from the vehicle. Safety standards for...
    16 KB (1,489 words) - 06:05, 28 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Fiat 124
    ventilation, and a split brake circuit; while some features previously exclusive to the 124 Special such as servo-assisted brakes, back-up light and an alternator...
    23 KB (2,571 words) - 17:08, 8 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Volkswagen Polo Mk2
    received a 75 PS (55 kW) version of the 1.3-liter engine, as well as servo assisted brakes, twin headlights, a digital clock, sports seats, and a rev counter...
    20 KB (2,404 words) - 11:38, 6 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ford Taunus TC
    of the entry level 1294 cc would have found a brake servo only on the options list, servo-assisted brakes for the Taunus TC2 were standard across the range...
    32 KB (4,258 words) - 21:48, 17 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2, 400 and 412
    connecting it to the rear limited slip differential. The steering was servo-assisted. Brakes were discs on all four wheels. In 1972, just a year after the launch...
    18 KB (1,568 words) - 21:45, 19 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Heberlein brake
    causes the brake clips to be applied on individual wagons, assisted by a servo system which makes use of the rotation of the axle. The brakes operate automatically...
    4 KB (546 words) - 17:48, 2 November 2023
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