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What kind of skid occurs when the brakes are applied so hard that the front or rear wheels lose traction?
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For rear drive cars - it's called a fishtail. You brakes work better on the front. Anybody who sailed over the handlebars when braking just the front wheel on a bike is called a head plant, (ouch)
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What skid occurs when the brakes are applied so hard that the front or rear wheels lose traction?
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What kind of skids occurs when the brakes are applied so hard that the front or rear wheels lose traction?
For rear drive cars - it's called a fishtail. You brakes work better on the front. Anybody who sailed over the handlebars when braking just the front wheel on a bike is called a head plant, (ouch)
Advantages of of abs brakes in car?
In a car without ABS, if you slam on the brakes, your wheels will lock and your car will skid. ABS prevents the wheels from locking by releasing the brakes if you start to loose traction.
When does a train's brakes start exerting force on the train's wheels?
Assuming that the brakes are not "dragging" they start exerting force on the wheels when they are applied by the engineer.
What is the advantage of rolling wheels over sliding wheels in an emergency?
Rolling wheels have more traction than sliding wheels. Thus you have more control. To illustrate; If you were in a turn and either locked the brakes or accelerated too fast the rear wheels loose traction and the rear of the car starts to pass the front of the car.
What if your asr light comes on and the car boggs down 1993 e400 mercedes?
ASR is like just as the same as traction control on American cars, if one of the wheels lose traction on the road and spin more than the others the ASR will engage and electronically apply the brakes on that wheel, if it happens on 2 wheels it will apply the brakes to both wheels and slow the engine down.
Why is the traction control light on in a 2000 Pontiac Sunfire?
The traction control system has engaged and is applying the brakes and / or altering the power to the drive wheels to control wheel slip. Read your owners manual for specifics.
Antilock brakes are the same as conventional brakes?
An anti-lock braking system, or ABS is a safety system which prevents the wheels on a motor vehicle from locking up (or ceasing to rotate) while braking. anti lock brakes were designed so that when you do a "panic stop" or slam on your brakes, it will control your wheels so they dont slip or loose traction.
What does the traction control light mean?
It maens the computer is controling the amount of slip at the drive wheels either by applying the brakes or by chenging the power distribution to the wheels. This happens in slippery driving conditions.
2002 Alero front wheels make bumping noise when brakes are applied?
Probably scoured or warped rotors.
How are breaks applied in jet engines?
A jet engine has no brakes. Though they do have thrust reversers which change the direction of thrust to slow the aircraft down. Aeroplanes have brakes on the wheels.
How does the distribution of the weight of the mousetrap car affect the traction of the wheels?
The more weight over the drive wheels, the more traction.
