Brake Repair Orange Park FL

How Do a Car’s Brakes Work?

Looking at your braking system, focusing on how it works is a great place to start…

When you press your brake pedal, of course, your vehicle will slow down. The process involved that allows you to slow and stop is a bit more complex, though. See, when you press this pedal, it sends pressure to your brake lines. The lines carry this pressure to your brake calipers, which house the pads. The pressure will then cause the pads to squeeze against the rotors, creating the friction needed within your wheels to slow.

So, really, when you press the pedal, there are a number of important parts at work.

Experiencing Brake Wear and Tear

As does every car part, the braking system will experience wear and tear. The two components within the braking system that will experience the most wear and tear are the pads and rotors, as they endure the most friction, needing attention at the intervals mentioned below.

• Brake Pads: Every 10,000-20,000 miles
• Brake Rotors: Every 50,000 miles or so

Whether it is ultimately one of these components that needs to be replaced, or another part within the braking system, you will experience similar symptoms that all revolve around declining brake performance.

For example, if you start to smell burning rubber while driving, it usually points to a braking issue. Similarly, a vehicle that pulls to either the right or left when you apply the brakes is usually indicative of a malfunction within the braking system. Of course, there are some other signs to look out for, as well…

• Squeaking or squealing noise when applying brakes
• Vibration when applying brakes
• Brake pedal that feels spongey or unresponsive

If you run into any of these warning signs, it is best practice to bring your vehicle in for attention sooner rather than later.

Scheduling Brake Repair

Fortunately, when the time does come for brake repair, we’ll be able to assist here at our service center. When you contact us and set up an appointment and then bring your vehicle in, our trained technicians will go to work. We’ll pinpoint what components need care, providing the necessary repairs so you can resume roaming the local roadways again!