Review Car

Drum brakes vs Disc brakes

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRUM BRAKES AND DISC BRAKES:-

In Drum brakes a hollow drum is attached to the wheel of the vehicle called the hub and inside that hollow hub two break linings or shoes are fixed , with a mechanism of pushing them towards the inner surface of the hub and when we apply break pedal to stop the vehicle, the break shoes apply the force against the inner surface of the drum and stops the vehicle. It is of two types one is mechanical and the other is hydraulic based and in the hydraulic system Break fluid is used.

In case of Disc brakes there is a metal disk made up of high quality metal is fixed to the wheel having both the side of the disk fully polished and there are break shoes holding on both the side of the disk in opposite direction and when the break is applied both the break shoes press against the disc and hold together the disk tightly resulting in the immediate stop of the vehicle.

Disc brakes perform better in wet weather, because centrifugal force tends to fling water off the brake disc and keep it dry, whereas drum brakes will collect some water on the inside surface where the brake shoes contact the drums.

The disk breaks are also visible outer side of the vehicle and the drum brakes are built inside the hub.