We should probably start by saying a brake master cylinder technically isn’t essential. You could use cable-actuated brakes, if you liked, like the cheap items you get on entry-level mountain bikes.

Few parts of a car get as little respect as the brake master cylinder, which makes little sense, as few parts in a car are as important as this. The brake master cylinder is responsible for providing ...

The key to applying the brakes is of course the master cylinder, which can be chosen once the caliper/disc assemblies have been selected. The proper master cylinder selection criteria include the ...

Brake fluid is stored in the master cylinder. When you step on the pedal, fluid goes from the master cylinder into the brake lines. To check the brake fluid in your master cylinder, follow these steps ...

You swapped out your axles for bigger, badder units and you increased the size of the brake components on the axle as well. Well, you’ll typically find that now you’ve got insufficient fluid flow from ...

When a Formula 1 racing driver hits the brakes, he isn’t applying actual pressure to the master cylinder controlling the rear brakes. Instead, he’s sending a signal for the computer to interpret, and ...

The car has not been operated these past 30 years. I had not planned for this so no long-term storage preparations were done. The car was running great with no problems at the time of the move and has ...

With the new Race Pro, MAGURA are not only looking to win over their existing fans, but also convince the sceptics. To do that, the successor to the MT7 comes with some radical changes: CNC-machined ...

A 1974 Chevrolet El Camino suffers critical brake fade from an internally leaking master cylinder alongside a badly sagging rear suspension. The pitted master cylinder is replaced and bench bled ...