This course is designed to give you the skills to identify, describe, and explain hydraulics, brakes systems, and the types of brake systems. You will additionally study brake subsystems and become proficient in parking and power-assisted brakes, as well as braking-force control valves. (Course length: 1.7 to 2.5 hours.)

Course Topics

Brakes Overview

• Basic principles of braking
• Working of hydraulic brake systems
• Pascal’s Law

Standard Brake System Components

• Location of brake system components
• Materials used in brake system components
• Functions of brake system components

Drum Brakes

• Components of the drum brake system
• Position of drum brake components
• Material used in drum brake components
• Working of drum brakes
• Different types of rear drum brakes

Disc Brakes

• Disc brake components and function
• Material used in disc brake components
• Working of disc brakes
• Types of disc brakes

Brake Sub-systems

• Various brake sub-systems and their working
• Parking brakes
• Power-assisted brakes
• Braking force-control valves

In this course, you will learn to

• Describe the fundamentals of hydraulics
• Identify the types of brake systems
• Identify the standard brake system components
• Describe the working of drum brakes and disc brakes
• Explain how parking brakes operate
• Describe how the various power-assisted brakes operate

Course Features

• Global navigation
• Practice pages with multiple choice, drag ’n drop, true/false
• Interactive and animated content pages
• Glossary and resource links
• Slide shows

Pricing Options
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FUNDAMENTALS OF BRAKES 
A selection of pages from Excel’s Fundamentals of Brakes courseware, featuring global navigation, instructional graphics, and glossary of terms.

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