At Midway Excel Tire & Auto Centres, we ask, “If your brakes aren’t stopping you, what is?” Midway will ensure that your brakes are in perfect working order to do the job they are meant to do.

Warning Signs*:

• Brake light comes on
• Your vehicle pulls to one side when braking instead of stopping in a straight line
• When applied, your brakes grab, causing jerky stops
• Brakes grind with continuous loud metallic noise when applied
• Brake pedal is either mushy or very hard to depress
• Brakes must be pumped to work properly
• Wheel(s) are excessively hot after short drives
• Brake fluid leaks are seen around any wheel or in engine compartment, near master cylinder location
• Brake fluid very low or very dirty looking

* These warning signs are only possible symptoms of the problem. Please come in to Midway Excel Tire & Auto Centres and ask our service technicians for a professional diagnosis.

What Midway Excel Tire & Auto Centres service includes:

• Inspect the brake system for lining wear
• Measure drums and rotors
• Check calipers and wheels cylinders for free operation
• Machine drums and rotors if required
• Inspect wheel bearings and repair if required
• Inspect master cylinder and brake hoses
• Install quality brake linings if required
• Inspect and adjust parking brake
• Top off brake fluid level
• Road test the vehicle to ensure all settings are correct
  

There are two components within the brake – Hydraulics and Friction Materials.
Hydraulics
Master Cylinder
By applying pressure to the brake pedal, the master cylinder pushes brake fluid to the wheel brakes by creating hydraulic pressure.

Brake Lines and Hoses
From the master cylinder, brake lines and high-pressure rubber hoses send the pressurized brake fluid to the wheels cylinders and calipers.

Wheel Cylinders and Calipers
These are the hydraulic cylinders that apply pressure to the friction materials, causing your vehicle to stop.

Friction Materials
Disc Brake Pads and Drum Brake Shoes
These brake linings are composed of high temperature materials that create the friction that stops your vehicle.

Types of Brakes

Disc Brakes
Disc brakes consist of a disc brake rotor, which is attached to the wheel, and a caliper, which holds the disc brake pads. Hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder causes the caliper piston to clamp the disc brake rotor between the disc brake pads. This creates friction between the pads and rotor, causing your vehicle to slow down or stop.

Drum Brakes
Drum brakes consist of a brake drum attached to the wheel' a wheel cylinder, brake shoes and the brake return springs. Hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder causes the wheel cylinder to press the brake shoes against the brake drum. This creates friction between the shoes and drum to slow or stop your vehicle.

Parking Brake
The parking brake uses cables to mechanically apply the brakes (usually the rear brake.) This is used to prevent the vehicle from rolling when not being driven.

Anti-Lock Brakes: A System Built For Safety
Computer-controlled anti-lock brake systems (ABS) are a recently developed safety feature. When sudden stops are made, the ABS prevents wheels locking up. The system is comprised of wheel-speed sensors that monitor wheel rotation, computer-controlled hydraulics that pulse the brake on and off rapidly, and the onboard computer that controls the process.

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