ASE brake test vocab Exam
Questions and Answers
hold-down springs - -holds the brake shoes against the backingt plate when
the brakes are in the released position
-hybrid brakes - -a form of regenerative braking. this electrical braking
system works with the conventional hydraulic brakes to slow the vehicle
-hydra-booster - -a power brake hydraulic booster that uses power steering
pump pressure to help the driver apply the brake pedal. uses fluid pressure,
instead of vacuum, to help force the piston forward.
-hydraulic brakes - -type of brake that uses fluid pressure to actuate
braking.
-hydraulic system - -arrangement of pistons and tubing that use fluid
pressure to transmit force from one part to another.
-hydro-boost - -(hydra booster)
-inertia - -Force that tends to keep stationary objects from moving and
keeps moving objects in motion
-intake port - -Large passages in the cylinder head from the intake manifold
runners to the combustion chambers through which air-fuel mixture enters
the cylinders.
-longitudinally split - -type of front to rear brake system in which one
master cylinder piston operates the front wheel brakes assemblies and the
other operates the rear brake assemblies.
-low-fluid warning light switch - -when mounted in the brake fluid reservoir,
the switch contacts close when the brake fluid falls below a certain point
-master cylinder - -a hydraulic piston-type pump that stores brake fluid and
develops pressure for a brake system.
-master cylinder reservoir - -Stores an extra supply of brake fluid
-metering valve - -vavle designed to equalize braking action at each wheel
during light brake applications. Used on vehicles on vehicles with front-wheel
disc brakes and rear-wheel drum brakes
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