All shark Corvettes have dual-reservoir master cylinders that, in effect, act as two independent braking systems. If the front brakes fail, the rears will still operate and vice versa. Obviously, this ...

A brake master cylinder is a component of the hydraulic braking system in a vehicle. It is responsible for converting the force applied by the driver's foot on the brake pedal into hydraulic pressure ...

The car has not been operated these past 30 years. I had not planned for this so no long-term storage preparations were done. The car was running great with no problems at the time of the move and has ...

In last month's issue (Apr. '18) we set about converting our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon from early Camaro disc brakes to modern, aluminum four-piston disc brakes from Wilwood Engineering. The conversion ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Now that weather in Michigan isn't unbearable, I can actually go outside and wrench. So my first job was to fix that damn leaky clutch master ...

Almost all vehicles manufactured before 1967 had braking systems with a single reservoir master cylinder, including ’64½-’66 Mustangs. This created a safety concern because if you lost brake fluid at ...

I have a 2000 Toyota Prado 3.4-litre petrol model. When you hit the brakes, you hear a gurgling noise coming from the brake master cylinder (this master cylinder has an accumulator attached to it). So ...

When you press on your vehicle's brake pedal, it's brake fluid that does the work. Your leg action moves a plunger in the brake master cylinder that pumps brake fluid through the brake lines and out ...