Heavy Duty And Highly Effective Long Durable Aluminum Brake Shoe

A brake shoe is the part of a braking system that carries the brake lining in the drum brakes used on automobiles, or the brake block in train brakes and bicycle brakes. A device that is put on a track to slow down railroad cars is also called a brake shoe. Brake pads are part of a disc brake system. In such systems, brake pads are squeezed together by a caliper against a rotor disc hence the name disc brake. The pads squeezing against the rotor generate the friction needed to stop the car. Brake shoes are part of a drum brake system. Brake shoes are crescent-shaped components with rough friction material on one side. They sit inside of a brake drum. When the brake pedal is pressed, the brake shoes are forced outward, pushing against the inside of the brake drum and slowing down the wheel. this clutch plate size is 6 inches.