Your vehicle's brake pads play a pivotal role in its performance and your safety. If you want to inspect them yourself, here's how to do it.

but on vehicles with disc brakes—the type your vehicle likely has on its front wheels, if not all four—you will also occasionally need to replace the brake calipers that squeeze the pads ...

"The other problems, like an unbalanced wheel or bad alignment, will typically cause vibration all the time, not just when braking," he told us. "So, if your car shakes only when it brakes, the first ...

If you can’t turn the bleeder valves without breaking them off, you may need to replace the brake calipers or wheel cylinders. These are tiny, hollow bolts, so be careful with them! They’re ...

pressurized brake fluid is distributed to the pistons in wheels, which presses high-friction material like brake pads or drum brakes into the wheels. This slows their spinning and brings the car ...