We'll admit it: we're plenty guilty of using our steering wheel as an impromptu drum kit for awesome traffic solo performances. And by "awesome traffic solo performances," we really mean ...

The brake shoe lining material creates friction against the drum, which slows and ultimately stops the wheel. Brake shoe material is designed to prevent noise and withstand excessive heat.

or drum that rotates with the wheel, it is in every driver's best interests—as well as that of their passenger(s) and fellow motorists—that these easily changed components of a car's brake ...

Today, many vehicles either use disc brakes on all four wheels or put discs at the front and drum brakes at the rear. Most of a car's braking power comes from the front end, allowing front disc ...

That meant replacing not only the brake shoes, but the metal brake lines, wheel cylinders, and spring kit, as well. The design and execution of drum brakes on modern cars can vary slightly ...