What is the brake disc for?

At the moment, the most common brake system of cars - disk. From the name it follows that the main part of this system is the brake disc. The principle of the system is that the brake pads slow the rotation of the brake disc, pressing against it. At the same time, the brake disc and the brake shoe are heated during friction.

Types of brake discs

Heating the brake discs can lead to loss of efficiency during braking. This problem is solved by improving the heat sink from the brakes. For this purpose, for example, a brake disc with ventilation is created. This ventilation can be represented as a system of internal channels (then the disk is called ventilated) or as a system of through holes perpendicular to the working surface (perforated disk). The advantage of perforation is that, in addition to more efficient cooling, friction wear products are removed from the friction zone. In addition to special discs for their cooling, special wheel disks of a certain shape or different air ducts in the body parts (bumpers, wings, thresholds, etc.) are used.

Malfunctions

The brake disc can not work forever. Due to constant heating and friction, the parts of the brake system wear out and become unsuitable for further use. Everyone knows what the consequences are for the driver with worn out shoes. Failure of brakes can lead to an accident or to the breakdown of other parts of the car. Therefore, it is better to replace the brake disc in a timely manner . So, the main cause of the malfunction is the natural wear of the friction surface of the brake disc. However, the shoe becomes worn out more quickly. Although this is influenced by many factors. The first is the driving style. With the active style (frequent acceleration and braking), brake mechanisms wear out faster. The second is the correspondence of the disk to the disk. If the shoe is not correctly matched, the disc may wear out much faster than usual. But if any one of these two parts is worn out, both should be replaced immediately. Otherwise, the new shoe will not effectively "work" with the disc, which has already been rubbed under the old shoe. And vice versa.

VAZ brake discs

On the majority of VAZ front-wheel drive vehicles, the rear brakes are drum-type. Unfortunately, they are not as efficient as disk drives. Therefore, some owners prefer to replace the drum brakes with disc brakes . Now this is not very difficult. The advantages of disc brakes are that, in addition to their higher efficiency, they are easy to replace, they can be visually observed for wear and tear without removing the wheels. You can use the front brake discs models VAZ 2110, VAZ 2108 (13 inches) and VAZ 2112 (14 inches). These discs are vented and fit the rear axle. It is worthwhile to clarify that the front discs should be 1-2 inches larger than the rear ones in order to avoid "rearranging" the rear axle.

ATE Brake Discs

Every car owner should take care of the safety of his and others. To do this, he must install quality parts on his car. Thus, the Continental brake discs are high-quality parts made of high-carbon steel. The material has a high service life, is prone to less abrasion and noisiness of the brakes. ATE offers its products to automakers and parts stores. The products are of high quality, so popular.