Brake Caliper

A simplified diagram of how a disk brake works showing the moving caliper components.

Tools: Sketchup, Keyframe Animation Plugin, After Effects

[thomaspisfil]

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST VIDEOS I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE THANK YOU!

[brentfoto]

One of the better videos on the subject. Most vids are woefully inadequate in showing the inter-relationship of components. Thank you.

[scottc]

As a visual person, I get more out of this than someone yammering at me. well done

[brentbradley]

For those of you that are still baffled, the inner pad hits the rotor first and the force of the fluid starts pushing on the entire iron caliper in the opposite direction which is connected to the outer pad which moves secondly and they then both put the squeeze on the rotor in equal amounts of force. Nobody seems to know how the pads "back off" but I think they just quit pressing which works just fine.

[jasonbentley]

Simple and straight to the point :) thanks

[savedbygodsgrace]

I’m assuming there are two break pads. One on each side of the rotor? The caliper pushes both break pads up against the rotor? The piston is powered by the break petal?

[husseinel-hajj]

Thanks for the video! I was wondering how the pads move towards the rotor.. Helpful

[docsprojects]

great video, may I have permission to use this in an instructional video I am creating? thanks in advance, please let me know.

[JungleYT]

Thanks for this... So, the "rotor" is the actual "Disk"!

[rahulbainsla]

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[iamanoobiecheez]

There is no audio. Check your sound output it might be disabled or didn't get captured in recording.

[anthonyxuereb]

Never knew that there is a floating and a fixed caliper after all these years.

[suburbantireautorepaircent]

A poignant drama about about how pad meets rotor

[alexnljnpr]

What makes caliper release? Bad video.