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disk brake

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disk brake [¦disk ¦brāk]
(mechanical engineering)
A type of brake in which disks attached to a fixed frame are pressed against disks attached to a rotating axle or against the inner surfaces of a rotating housing.


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XP500 TMAX has a four stroke CVT engine (500cc), fuel injection, double disk brakes for the front wheels, radial tires that minimize tread wear, and light weight wheels.
You should be able to look at disk brake pads and see some thickness to their wear surface," Anderson explains.
Disk brake calipers are "pretty similar," admits Frayser.
 
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