The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing the brake pedal. The pedal pushes a piston through this cylinder, forcing brake fluid ...

Suzuki Motors USA filed a vehicle safety recall with the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for all ...

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GSX1300R (Hayabusa) motorcycles. The master cylinder internal rubber components may swell due to contamination from the brake fluid cap diaphragm, which can result in a blocked brake fluid port. As ...

According to Volkswagen Group of America, the brake master cylinder in said vehicles may have been assembled with the wrong secondary piston spring retainer. Said incorrect retainer is shorter ...

When you press on the brake lever or your bike pedal (assuming your motorcycle features a disc brake), the brake master cylinder activates the system. The pressure transmits more hydraulic pressure to ...

The 1950s marked the advent of power brakes, which increase the amount of hydraulic pressure pushed towards the master cylinder with the help of a booster. Most modern brakes today consist of some ...

Harley-Davidson discovers a problem with corrosion in the banjo bolt on the front master brake cylinder, and has issued a recall for 19,015 motorcycles to address the issue. The issue affects a ...

The NHTSA recently announced recalls for 735,000 vehicles. This includes Honda and Ford vehicles, PACCAR trucks and Suzuki motorcycles.

Hydraulic clutches for manual transmissions use brake fluid to supply pressure to disengage the clutch from the engine. Pushing in the clutch pedal makes fluid flow from a master cylinder (or ...

In its stock iteration, the CX500 is far from Honda’s best design effort. This one-off specimen from France is something else ...

Deter thieves and other bad elements with a robust, hard-to-hack padlock. We tested 11 highly-rated options and found the ...