Hydraulic Brake
Hydraulic Brake
who invented the first hydraulic brake for a motorcycle?
i needs to know who invented the first hydraulic brake for a motorcycle and in what year ? please help me i have searched all over the net!!!! thanks diana
1918 – Hydraulic brakes were invented by Malcolm Loughead.
1952 – Hydraulic brakes first used on a motorcycle.
This is the best information I can find…hope it helps.
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Avid Elixir R White Hydraulic Front Mtb Disc Brake Caliper Lever 30-31″h 375g $99.95 |
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Shimano Xtr BL-M975 BR-M975 Hydraulic Disk Brake Set $343.16 |
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KCNC X7 Ultra Light Hydraulic Disk Brake Set/160mm/Gold $527.96 |
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NEW Shimano hydraulic Disc Brake hose SM-BH59 *F/R* $28.95 |
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SRAM XX Hydraulic Disc Brake Set $162.50 |
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Promax Hydraulic Brake Caliper $24.00 |
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2012 Formula R1 Racing Hydraulic Disc Brakes Front/Rear $793.90 |
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2012 Formula RO Hydraulic Disc Brakes Front/Rear $733.90 |
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2012 Shimano BR-M445 M446 Hydraulic Disc Brakes & Lever Set Black $65.00 |
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Hayes Hydraulic HFX Mag Brake F & R Set Front Rear Brakeset Brakes MTB Disc BRK $54.00 |
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Magura Julie Hydraulic Disc Brakes, Great Condition! $60.00 |
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Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brake Fluid Magura Blood 2 oz. $5.99 |
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Formula Oro K24 Hydraulic Disc Brake Front 800mm NEW $89.97 |
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FORMULA ORO K18 Hydraulic Disc Brake Front 950mm NEW $59.97 |
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New 2012 SRAM AVID XO X.O Hydraulic Disc Disk Brakes – No Reserve $280.75 |
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AVID 2011 CODE Rear Mtb HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE – 203mm $255.95 |
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New Gold ZOOM HB850 Hydraulic Disc Brake 160 Rotor C112 $99.99 |
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New Red ZOOM HB850 Hydraulic Disc Brake 160 Rotor C112 $99.99 |
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Bicycle Bike Cycling 2012 Shimano BR-M445 M446 Hydraulic Disc Brakes Set Black $108.95 |
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QUAD DIME PRO-RA HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES(F180MM / R160MM) $172.50 |
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Shimano XTR M975 Hydraulic Disc Brake Caliper Set IS Mount NEW $179.95 |
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2012 Shimano BR-BL-M446 M445 Hydraulic Brake set (Front+Rear) white $106.99 |
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2012 Shimano BR-BL-M446 M445 Hydraulic Brake set (Front+Rear) black $106.99 |
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TEKTRO Draco Hydraulic F&R Brake 160 Rotor White C116 $128.73 |
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TEKTRO Auriga Hydraulic Disc F&R Brake 160mm Rotor C115 $124.43 |
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New ZOOM HB-850 Hydraulic F&R Disc Brake BLACK C112 $102.98 |
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Hygia Elite Hydraulic Disc Brakes Stainless Hose GOLD $225.95 |
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sram avid xx Front 160 hydraulic disc brake set new with mmx disc $249.98 |
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sram avid xx FRONT 185 hydraulic disc brake new mmx caliper csx rotor $281.00 |
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sram avid xx rear 160 hydraulic disc brake new mmx caliper csx rotor $268.65 |
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SRAM AVID XX World Cup front 160 hydraulic brake $268.99 |
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SRAM AVID XX WORLD CUP rear 160 hydraulic brake hsx rotor mmx brake $268.99 |
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SRAM ELIXIR CR MAG REAR 160 hydraulic brake $199.99 |
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Gatorbrake Universal Bleeding Kit Hydraulic Disc Brake $32.50 |
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Gatorbrake 8 Piston Hydraulic Disc Brakes Rotors F&R $636.00 |
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Tektro AURIGA COMP Hydraulic Disc brake set rotors F&R $146.51 |
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Hayes Brake Pro Bleed kit hydraulic w/ fluid hose and Fitting for Disc Brakes $30.99 |
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Avid Code downhill feeride hydraulic Bike Brakes $15.50 |
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HAYES FIRST GENERATION HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES $0.99 |
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AVID BB5 BB 7 HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKE DISCS ROTORS $0.99 |
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Shimano BH59 1700mm Hydraulic Brake Hose for M525 White $27.54 |
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Avid’11 Elixir XO Black Rear Hydraulic MTB Disc Brake Caliper Lever 50″H 333g $189.95 |
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New Hayes Ryde Stroker FRONT V7 Hydraulic Brake 95-21944 180mm $74.99 |
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Shimano SM-BH59 Hydraulic Disc Brake Hose – Black 900mm Front $12.99 |
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Avid 2011 Elixir X0 X.O Rear Carbon Mtb Hydraulic Disc Brake Black/Red 203mm $186.95 |
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Hayes Disc Brake Fluid DOT-4 Hydraulic Brake Fluid 4oz $7.99 |
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HAYES SOLE HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES MOUNTAIN Bike Front Rear Brake $31.00 |
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Shimano XTR M975 Hydraulic Disc Brake Caliper Set IS Mount NEW $179.95 |
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Problem Solvers Black Hydraulic Brake guides; pair $12.96 |
Brake Booster: Making Brake Application Less Hard
The Mercedes-Benz Brake System is composed of two brake assemblies: hydraulic and friction brakes. The friction brake assembly sits right smack on brake operation flash points, while the hydraulic brake parts are located adjacent to the engine—where they are on high ground—to provide supplemental braking and enhance the friction brakes.
On a Mercedes-Benz disc brake set, friction brakes consist of a rotor/disc and a pair of Brake Pads, while on a drum brake assembly a drum takes up the place of the disc and the Brake Shoes that of the brake pads. Friction brakes use the traditional clamp-style method: a piston fitted with brake shoes, or a caliper with brake pads, tightening on a rotor to retard the motion of the car.
Every time the caliper/piston grips the rotor, the rotational motion of the rotor turns into heat. Because of a potential heat buildup, friction brake parts are made of materials with high heat resistance. The brake pads, for example, are embedded with materials—commonly asbestos—which make the pads last long in the face of chronic heat present in the Mercedes-Benz brake assembly. The brake discs, on the other hand, are fitted with heat vents. The Brake Disc contact surface comes in either slotted or cross-drilled design, a structural feature that exhausts heat away from the brake assembly.
Friction brake parts inevitably succumb to heat, with its brake pads thinning out and/or the disc getting deformed on account of the friction. Unavoidably, they need to be replaced. In the event that the friction brake parts lose the up-to-specs brake power, the Mercedes-Benz brake system borrows time from its hydraulic brake assembly.
Composed of a network of brake hoses, brake booster, and hydraulic pumps, hydraulic brakes supply brake fluid in the Mercedes-Benz brake system. With the brake system well oiled, brake operation becomes less hard on the friction brake parts. Central to the Mercedes-Benz hydraulic brakes is the brake booster, typically the black canister that sits snug under the car hood. The Mercedes-Benz brake booster consists chiefly of a vacuum booster, linked to the master cylinder piston and the brake pedal by a push rod. In the event that the friction brake parts thin out, brake operation is compromised. In most cases, it shows up in the form of deep pressing on the brake pedal. The Mercedes-Benz brake booster eases brake application by providing the necessary brake assist.
Inside the vacuum booster, a diaphragm partitions the canister between the low-pressure vacuum and the high-pressure ambient air. A hose from the engine opens to a clever valve and supplies the vacuum to the booster. When the brake pedal is pressed, the rod cracks the valve open, allows ambient air to get into the canister and push the vacuum side of the diaphragm, and thrusts the rod on to the master cylinder piston. The master cylinder piston then engages the Mercedes-Benz brake system to retard the motion of the car.
As the brake pedal is released a one-way valve, the check valve, sucks the air out of the vacuum booster while trapping the vacuum inside. This is an important after-operation process in the Mercedes brake booster. It restores the vacuum inside the canister, allowing the rod to disengage from the master cylinder piston and free up the drive wheels.
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Dwyane Thomas is a part time cook and full-time auto-enthusiast. This 31-year old Civil and Environmental graduate is a consultant at one of the engineering firms in Pennsylvania.
