The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid ...

Air in the brake system can make your brake pedal feel spongy and vague. You should flush the fluid every two or three years, ...

Hydraulic brake systems convert mechanical energy ... it greatly multiplies the force applied on the brake fluid in the master cylinder. The master cylinder also increases brake fluid pressure ...

The 1950s marked the advent of power brakes, which increase the amount of hydraulic pressure pushed towards the master cylinder with the help of a booster. Most modern brakes today consist of some ...

Hydraulic clutches for manual transmissions use brake fluid to supply pressure to disengage the clutch from the engine. Pushing in the clutch pedal makes fluid flow from a master cylinder (or ...