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MASTER-CYLINDER PISTON [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
CONT

The service brake pedal is linked to the master-cylinder piston by means of a piston rod so that, when the driver depresses the pedal, the master-cylinder piston is forced into the cylinder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

La pédale de frein agit mécaniquement sur le piston du maître-cylindre. La poussée du piston sur le liquide provoque [...] le déplacement des freins jusqu'à leur surface de friction, puis la pression de freinage.

Spanish

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