Operates the brakes when the pedal is pressed. The pedal pushes the master cylinder, this pushes brake fluid down the brake lines, the fluid pushes the piston(s) in the wheel cylinder, the pistons push the pads or shoes onto the drum or rotor which is attached to the wheel.
2 1/2 bolts and 1 brake line attached behind wheel cylinder, remove them and thats it sometome you may need to hit the cylinder with hammer to knock it lose.
Wheel cylinder stops would keep the wheel cylinder from coming apart.
the hub is what the wheel is attached to, it in turn is attached to the axle.
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Brake wheel cylinder or axle sealBrake wheel cylinder or axle seal
take the brake line out of the back of the wheel cylinder, pull the brake pads off and then take the 2 bolts out of the back of the cylinder and pull the wheel cylinder out.
Rear wheel? Remove wheel Remove brake drum Loosen and remove brake line to wheel cylinder Remove mounting bolts at rear of wheel cylinder Pry brake shoes back from wheel cylinder Pull wheel cylinder off backing plate Install in reverse procedure Bleed affected brake line
It is inside the wheel attached to the valve stem.It is inside the wheel attached to the valve stem.
In the cylinder head attached, to the top of the cylinder.
Looking under the driver side front wheel well. the brake fluid resevoir can be seen. The master cylinder is attached to resevoir toward front of the car.
The master cylinder is under the bonnet (hood) attached to the brake servo and is where you top up the brake fluid, sometimes it also serves for the clutch fluid in a car with a hydraulic clutch. Pipes come from this to the individual brake calipers on each wheel, sometimes via an ABS ( Anti-lock Braking System) unit. A wheel cylinder is at the other end of one of the above mentioned pipes on a car with drum brakes and brake shoes. The wheel cylinder is between the two shoes at one end, and forces them open to contact with the drum to stop the vehicle when the brake pedal is pressed.