Brakes Servicing & Replacement Services

car brake service
Brake servicing and replacement is critical to your vehicles safety. At Tyre & Wheel we specialise in Brake maintenance and can test your vehicle at any time. As a driver you should understand the basics of your vehicles brakes.

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The Basics of Brake Hardware

Drum Brakes and Disc Brakes are the two basic types of braking systems. Both stop the car by forcing a high friction material against iron drums or discs attached to the wheels.

Pull
PULL The car pulls to one side when the brakes are applied.
Grab
GRAB “Touchy” brakes grab with the least pedal pressure
Drag
DRAG Sticking brakes, hot wheels or an apparent engine power loss are all signs of drag.
Squeal
SQUEAL Excessive squeal, screech, grinding, groaning, chatter,clatter or bang, means your brakes need attention.
Low pedal
LOW PEDAL The pedal nearly touches the floorboard before the brakes function.
Hard Pedal
HARD PEDAL Extreme foot pressure is equired to make the brakes function.
Vibration
VIBRATION The brake pedal, steering wheel, or the entire vehicle shakes, vibrates or pulsates.
Brake Warning Light
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT he parking brake is on, or, there is a serious drop in hydraulic pressure.

Drum Brake Components

Drum Brake Components

Disc Brake Components

Disc Brake Components

We will check your brakes components and measure the remaining useful life of your brakes. For more information on our car brake service, please email us or call us now on 9809 2024.

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