Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes tend ...

Chris Radostits turned to Homewood drum technician Grant Niebergall for help when he inherited a lackluster 1950s drum set from his grandfather’s polka band. In order to bring the 1950s hybrid set ...

Guitar Hero instruments can take quite the pounding if you're a regular player, and the plastic peripherals have a bad habit of dying a few days outside of warranty. What's a dedicated rhythm game ...

With drum brakes, a hydraulic cylinder/piston complement between two brake shoes then pushes each shoe outward and into contact with the inner surface of the rotating drum. The brake shoe lining ...

Has your drum taken a beating? Time to call the New York Drum Ambulance – Gotham’s only on-call drum doctor, a k a Marcus Demuth. The 30-year-old German immigrant rents drums, sells drums, repairs ...

As you can see in Figure 15-3, you have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to a drum brake. The steps here explain how to do so and what to look for when you finally get to your brakes. Caution: ...