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Device which electronically monitors the speed at which a wheel is rotating. Usually it forms part of an antilock braking system, though nowadays wheel sensors increasingly supply information for ...

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

The action of a wheel which is skidding, that is to say, one which has ceased rotating even though the car is still in motion.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

A small cylinder located at each wheel to convert hydraulic pressure back into mechanical force in order to apply the brakes.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

Device to warn a driver (usually via a dashboard light) that the brake linings need replacement.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

Disc rotor which has a series of fins (or cooling passages) between the two friction surfaces to aid in heat dissipation.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

Total friction area contacted by the pads during one revolution of the rotor.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

The amount of weight forced onto each road wheel in a stationary car, as a result of a car's (usually uneven) weight distribution.

Domain: Automotive; Category: Braking systems

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