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BRAKE BLOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
- Cycling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brake pad
1, record 1, English, brake%20pad
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- brake block 2, record 1, English, brake%20block
correct
- brake shoe 3, record 1, English, brake%20shoe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A block of rubber-like material fastened to the end of a brake caliper or direct-pull brake; it presses against the wheel rim when the brakes are applied. 4, record 1, English, - brake%20pad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each brake has a small block of rubber called a brake shoe and it is the friction between that rubber shoe and the metal rim that stops the wheel. 5, record 1, English, - brake%20pad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If you have a problem with squealing brakes, it is usually caused by the rearmost edge of the brake pad striking the rim before the rest of the pad. 6, record 1, English, - brake%20pad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
If one brake block touches the rim before the other, assuming the wheel is properly dished, the brake should be recentered. 7, record 1, English, - brake%20pad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Brake block" is another term for a brake shoe or pad for rim brakes. 8, record 1, English, - brake%20pad
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
- Cyclisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patin de frein
1, record 1, French, patin%20de%20frein
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- patin 2, record 1, French, patin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] pièce des freins qui vient serrer la jante pour en ralentir la course. 2, record 1, French, - patin%20de%20frein
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors de la pose d'un patin de frein, placer l'ouverture du support vers l'arrière, à contre-courant de la rotation de roue, sinon le caoutchouc sortira du support lors du freinage. 3, record 1, French, - patin%20de%20frein
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
- Ciclismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- zapata de freno
1, record 1, Spanish, zapata%20de%20freno
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pieza de goma montada en las levas de freno que sirve para frenar al ejercer presión sobre las llantas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - zapata%20de%20freno
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