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brake shoe en · NOUN

Meanings

1. An element of a drum brake into which the friction-producing brake lining is attached.
   • 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. 2014, Tom Denton, Automotive Technician Training: Entry Level 3: Introduction to Light Vehicle Technology, Routledge, →ISBN, page 224:
2. A hard friction-producing element which is pressed against the tread of a wheel to provide braking.
3. A brake lining unit in a coaster brake on a bike.

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Coordinates

brake pad

Translations (16)

nl remschoen (element of a drum brake) · cy gwadn brêc (element of a drum brake) · et piduriklots (element of a drum brake) · it ganascia (element of a drum brake) · ca patí de fre (element of a drum brake) · fi jarrukenkä (element of a drum brake) · hu féktuskó (element of a drum brake) · hu fékpofa (element of a drum brake) · pl hamulec klockowy (element of a drum brake) · ga crú coscáin (element of a drum brake) · de Bremsschuh (element of a drum brake) · sv bromssko (element of a drum brake) · es zapata (element of a drum brake) · de Bremsbacke (element of a drum brake) · de Hemmschuh (element of a drum brake) · hu féksaru (element of a drum brake)