Brakes and braking systems: books

Braking of Road Vehicles

Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, Braking of Road Vehicles covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from both a theoretical and practical standpoint.
Drawing on insights from leading experts from across the automotive industry, experienced industry course leader Andrew Day has developed a new handbook for automotive engineers needing an introduction to or refresh on this complex and critical topic.
With coverage broad enough to appeal to general vehicle engineers and detailed enough to inform those with specialist brake interests, Braking of Road Vehicles is a reliable, no-nonsense guide for automotive professionals working within OEMs, suppliers and legislative organizations.

Contents:
Preface - aims, overview, and acknowledgements
Introduction:
- Friction and friction materials
- Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans
- Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations
- Brake design analysis
- Brake system layout design
- Thermal effects in friction brakes
- Braking legislation
- Brake testing
- Brake noise and judder
- Electronic braking systems
Case studies in the braking of road vehicles.

Haynes Brakes Manual: Braking system maintenance and repair (Cars and light commercial vehicles)

Haynes manual for the maintenance and repair of braking systems of passenger cars and vans.

• Describes replacement of brake pads and shoes as well as overhaul of components. Includes fault finding tables and colour photos of drum brake layouts.
• Step-by-step instructions with 380 photos.

Car Brakes - A Guide to Upgrading, Repair and Maintenance

Modern car braking systems are designed to a very high standard, but the need for the home mechanic to know how to maintain their braking system is as important as ever.
Whether upgrading your brakes at home or for the race track, this book offers guidance on upgrading, repairing and maintaining car braking systems.

With step-by-step instructions, the book covers:
- The key principles of braking systems, both drum and disc
- Stripping and rebuilding disc and drum brakes, and the replacement of brake pads and callipers
- Rebuilding and maintaining handbrakes and how to install a hydraulic handbrake
- Replacing and repairing brake lights
- Understanding electric braking systems
- Upgrading your brakes
- Fault-finding and safety tips.

High-Performance Brake Systems

Brake systems are one of the most important yet least understood vehicle systems. Brake systems can be intimidating, and they aren't the first thing the average horsepower junkie chooses to upgrade.

But there's no reason to wait until you have a problem to learn how your brakes work. "High-Performance Brake Systems: Design, Selection, and Installation" gives you the knowledge to upgrade your brakes the right way the first time.
Author James Walker, Jr. doesn't just tell you what to do - he uses over 315 photos and plain English to help you understand how and why your brake system works, what each of the components does, and how to intelligently upgrade your brakes for better performance.

There are chapters showing you how to choose and install the most effective rotors, calipers, pads, and tires for your sports car, muscle car, race car, and street rod. You'll even find special sidebars detailing how each upgrade will affect your ABS system. Whether you are a commuter, a casual enthusiast, a weekend warrior, or a professional racer, this book is perfect for you.

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Automotive Brake Systems (7th Edition)

This book is part of the Pearson Automotive Professional Technician Series, which provides full-color, media-integrated solutions for today's students and instructors covering all eight areas of ASE certification, plus additional titles covering common courses. Peer reviewed for technical accuracy, the series and the books in it represent the future of automotive textbooks.

Automotive Brake Systems, 7/e covers every electrical and electronic brake component found on vehicles today, as well as the practical skills that students must master to be successful in the industry.
Written by a service technician and an automotive instructor - not a technical writer - and fully up to date with the latest electrical and electronic brake systems devices and systems used since 2005, the text is revered as the best available text on the subject.

Formatted to appeal to today's technical trade students, Halderman's text uses helpful tips and visuals to bring concepts to life and guide students through the procedures they'll use on the job.
To keep your course current, all of the content is correlated to the latest NATEF tasks and ASE areas for Automotive Brake Systems (A5), and new or updated information is included on such topics as brake friction materials, qualifying a brake lathe, the GM regular production code (RPO), ceramic brake pads and environmental concerns of copper in brake friction material, the BCM control of the red brake warning light, and brake line corrosion reduction coating.

Freins - Mécanique automobile : diagnostic et réparation

La série "Mécanique automobile : diagnostic et réparation" est une collection de livres sur la théorie, la vérification des systèmes, sous-systèmes et composants, du diagnostic de défaillances et les techniques de réparation pour les automobiles et camions légers en langue française.

Ce tome traite des systèmes de freinage.

Table de matières :

1 - Système de freinage
Friction / Principes du système de freinage hydraulique / Composants du système de freinage hydraulique / Maître-cylindre / Fonctionnement du maître-cylindre / Tuyaux rigides et flexibles / Soupapes et commutateurs de sécurité / Freins à tambour et freins à disque / Réparation et entretien du système hydraulique / Servofrein / Réglage de la tige de sortie / Servofrein hydraulique / Freins de stationnement électriques

2 - Freins à tambour
Fonctionnement d'un frein à tambour / Composants d'un frein à tambour / Catégories de freins à tambour / Essai routier du système de freinage / Inspection des freins à tambour / Segments et garnitures de frein / Inspection et réparation des cylindres de roue / Frein de stationnement

3 - Freins à disque
Composants du système de freinage à disque et leurs fonctions / Freins à disque arrière / Diagnostic des freins à disque / Mesures préventives lors d'un entretien / Réparation et inspection générale d'un étrier / Étriers de frein à disque arrière / Entretien et réparation des disques de frein / Réparation de disque.

Systèmes de sécurité actifs et passifs - Mécanique automobile : diagnostic et réparation

La série "Mécanique automobile : diagnostic et réparation" est une collection de livres sur la théorie, la vérification des systèmes, sous-systèmes et composants, du diagnostic de défaillances et les techniques de réparation pour les automobiles et camions légers en langue française.

Ce tome traite des systèmes de sécurité actifs et passifs.

Table des matières :

1 - Dispositifs de retenue
Ceinture de sécurité / Entretien de ceintures de sécurité / Coussins de sécurité gonflables / Composants du système électrique / Pièces reconstruites ou recyclées / Système de détection d'impact de piétons / Diagnostic / Entretien d'un système de coussins gonflables / Autres systèmes de protection

2 - Accessoires des systèmes actifs et passifs
Dispositifs antivol / Essuis-glaces / Systèmes de régulateurs de vitesse adaptatifs / Fenêtres à détection d'obstacles / Sièges adaptatifs / Rétroviseurs électrochimiques / Système iDrive / Systèmes de détection d'angles morts / Stationnement automatique / Vision infrarouge de nuit / Systèmes GPS de navigation routière / Systèmes de repérage de véhicules par satellite / Système d'activation par voix

3 - Systèmes de freinage antiblocage, antipatinage et de contrôle de la stabilité
Freins antiblocage / Composants d'un système ABS / Type de systèmes de freinage antiblocage / Fonctionnement de l'ABS / Système ABS de véhicule hybride / Système antipatinage / Système de contrôle automatique de la stabilité / Suspension active / Suspension dynamique / Direction active / Réparation du système antiblocage / Diagnostic et vérification / Diagnostic et vérification des systèmes antipatinage et de contrôle de la stabilité / Tendances.