This video is for a cheap on the car brake lathe from China. The voice over and translation is so bad it is comical. Turn on the captions for maximum Engrish.
Here is a sample of the great translation:
“make sure that the judge should drop in your head at the same level”
“to check into wheelchair would get this does be fixing puters it doesn’t check”
“fixed abode two dicks at about 50 I’d beat work”
A) ABS System
B) Vacuum brake booster Failure
C) Hydro-Boost Brake Booster Failure
D) Brake Rotor Runout
Leave your answer in the comments below.
I came for the brakes pads, but stayed for the accent. This Scottish YouTuber points out a big problem with some cheap brake pad sets, how they fit in the caliper. His solution is to grind the pad to fit the caliper. My solution is to buy better pads.
Grinding a brake pad to fit causes two BIG problems.
• Angle and bench grinders a not exact tools. If you remove too much material you can cause brake pad to rattle in the bracket. You can also weaken the the backing plate.
• You are removing corrosion protection. Without a barrier of paint, plating or other treatments the pad can turn into a rust hunk of junk.
The sign of a bad plate might be how it fits in the caliper bracket. If it takes a hammer or a great deal of force to install the pad in the caliper bracket, it could be a sign that the tooling for the backing plate is worn out. If the tooling die used to stamp the backing plate is worn out, the ears and other contact points will increase in size or become distorted.
NUCAP has developed a new method for producing brake backing plates called FineblankPlus. This new stamping technology allows for mass production of backing plates that meet or exceed OE specifications for abutment areas and flatness. FineblankPlus can consistently deliver abutment shaving of over 75% and hold within a 0.1mm tolerance on critical abutment dimensions. When it comes to flatness, FineblankPlus can establishes a new standard as it is able to maintain a flatness specification of 0.1mm.
This is from the 2010 Targa Newfoundland. The driver locks the brakes and plows into the grass and house. LPT: If the wheels are locked, you can’t steer.
Today, we have a brand new video depicting a horrific contraction zone crash involving a huge semi truck that possessed malfunctioning brakes and could not stop in time to prevent completely destroying the construction.
The video was uploaded by a dash car user who was fortunate enough not be struck by the truck.
Check out the video below!
This video was posted to the VW Sweden YouTube account. It is a product comparison for the VW OES Economy brake pad between TRW, SBS and Icer. They say TUV Nord labs to perform the tests. I applaud any brake pad manufacturer that is willing to do this type of advertising because it is part education and part propaganda.