brake shoe
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See also: brakeshoe
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Noun[edit]
brake shoe (plural brake shoes)
- (mechanical engineering) An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.
- Coordinate term: brake pad
- 2014, Tom Denton, Automotive Technician Training: Entry Level 3: Introduction to Light Vehicle Technology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224:
- The rotating action of the brake drum tends to pull one brake shoe harder into contact. This is known as self-servo action. It occurs on the brake shoe, which is after the wheel cylinder, in the direction of wheel rotation.
- (rail transport) A hard friction-producing element which is pressed against the tread of a wheel to provide braking.
- (cycling) A brake lining unit in a coaster brake on a bike.
Translations[edit]
element of a drum brake
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Further reading[edit]
- brake shoe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia