Essential Skills Manual - Automotive Service Technician

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
INVENTORY TECHNICAL READING
S-4

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE

TECHNICIAN

NOC 7321

NAME:

DATE:

Use the article below to answer the following questions.

1. Name the 5 parts of a braking system.
   
   
   1. _master cylinders 4. _brake fluid___
   
   
   2. _brake lines___ 5. shoes and pads
   
   
   3. _slave cylinders^
   
   
   
   


2. Why are disc brakes replacing drum brakes? Give 5 reasons.
   
   
   1. _simpler design __
   
   
   2. _lighter weight____
   
   
   3. better braking performance____
   
   
   4. better resistance to “brake fade”____
   
   
   5. allow greater air ventilation (cooling)____
   
   
   
   

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