How do disc brakes work in cars and light vehicles. (3D animation)

This short and simple explainer guides you through the working of typical disk brakes found in cars and light vehicles.
See the end of the video for interactive examples.

[@PrideSage99]

That was awesome, thanks for explaining how both pads engage with a piston that only goes one way lol it was keeping me awake last night.

[@josephkarianjahi1467]

The heat produced by those pads against he disc is unimaginable in human skin terms!

[@woodman2269]

It has been bugging me for ages how both pads apply an equal amount of pressure, and this video has cleared everything up... Thank you for publishing it...

Exactly, some of other videos demonstrates like disc moves sideways. But this video shows exactly how two pads actually work.

[@shuaibalghazali3405]

I love this video, so explanatory

[@biswajitsaha2719]

Excellent explanation indeed!

[@kekek9806]

This was well explained. Thank you

[@winsteven9906]

Perfect demonstration

[@arulbatra3019]

Thanks, really helpful :)

[@aeon5567]

Marvelous!! Thank you for such explanation with 3D animation.

[@Spraiser74]

Glad it was helpful!

[@roger7918]

good video, easy to understand

[@jobi.j3752]

Perfect video and thanks,, for the good information.......

[@deepsingh0471]

Really
mindblowing explanation..
Thank you ❤

[@S_Chandra503]

Great! Explanation

[@ramzialmorassy2920]

Great
Thank you so much

[@Arthurgamerbloox]

Awesome video

[@bobdelabourer1307]

Great video 🎉

[@batvenio3533]

Very nice video thanks 👍

[@k.pathirana.8868]

Very nice 👍. Congratulations.

[@balduzerjock58]

great job 👌👌👌

[@jaatsagarsiwach6789]

Superb explanation

[@supercobrapro7470]

How long piston can travel? I'm thinking to use it's squeezing mechanism for another project

[@user-pb8sq5ri5i]

Thank you ❤🧢✌

[@gauravsandhu643]

Thanks for teach

[@user-lq1lm4tx9i]

wow amaizing

[@jamesmartin1895]

you have shown how the brakes are squeezed & thus causing the friction to slow down the vehicle - here’s the question: how does the brake pads move back to a ready position? does it get slammed back in position once the hold of the caliper gets released?

[@Spraiser74]

The little o ring

[@ghidfg]

yeah this is the part I dont understand as well.

[@takeadrive]

Great video 👍

[@Spraiser74]

Thanks.

[@ahmedal-husnawe760]

Thank you very much, great video ... I have a question please< Is there a space between the break pad and the break disc? Or the break pad is in in contact condition to the break disk

[@jamesmiller4085]

There is a extremely small little gap a tiny bit of play when you put the bread pads on the caliber the break caliber hold the break pad away from the disk under pressure and when you push the break pedal it adds more pressure and makes the break pad push against the disk on both sides

[@jamesmiller4085]

If the break pads always rubbed against the disk then you would smell hot breaks and would have no breaks very soon

[@zzh315]

@@jamesmiller4085 how does the caliber pull the pads away when pedal is released?

[@Natsuki_Cover]

@@zzh315I have the same question and I’m still finding the answer of it :O

[@zzh315]

@@Natsuki_Cover fk that bish natsuki, Yuri no1. And yh i found out the pads arent pulled away at all, it just touces slightly with the rotor disk after reasling brake peddle, but since there is no pressure apply, theres hardly any friction.

[@huseyin1312]

Greattt 👍

[@daaneshsharma7868]

anyone know if this is the same for an electric scooter. I've read that disc braking systems are common in that..

[@joemirag]

Thanksm

[@SantoshSahu-ij5jx]

Very nice explain sir

[@Spraiser74]

www.riverdeneconsulting.com/auto/basics/story_html5.html

[@Faisal-jo5vk]

How does the brake pad or the brake disc not break from all the friction

[@Spraiser74]

That is down to the construction and technology used. They withstand huge forces of heat and pressure. As you will appreciate, manufacturers invest significant sums to make brakes optimised for certain conditions and applications. More to them (composition) wise than meets the eye.

[@teluguvideomemetemplates1528]

how the fluid passes through that bolt bro it has two paths across threads .. what if we haven't matched the path with hole of flex hose

[@Spraiser74]

Disaster! Clutch lore.

[@gimanthanirmal6656]

❤❤❤❤

[@vaisaksaseendran1720]

👍👍🥰🥰

[@Lindrios]

heh, he said nuts

[@jaatsagarsiwach6789]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@fabrisoto]

👏🏽🌹👏🏽🌹👏🏽🌹👏🏽

[@dakloos316]

how does this small metal clip keep anything in place ? it looks so useless

[@mbarshesh]

Sorry, but the explanation about the movement sequence of the pads is incorrect. The piston stops moving at the first contact with the disc, not because it finished its travel. For continuing its pressure the piston needs a counter part for pushing, and that is why the caliper moves in order to create the opposite brake pad contact.

[@Spraiser74]

Think it’s semantics. It has finished its travel, it stops but thanks for adding as the principle is important and interesting, the other side travels because the first can’t continue and it’s quite a clever yet simple mechanism. Equal and opposite and all that. All constructive comments are appreciated and hopefully this will shed more light or discussion for some, thank you.