Brakes: Part 3 (Hydraulic inspection)

So, hopefully, your technician has taken the time to thoroughly inspect the components in Part 2 and has taken all appropriate measurements. Next, on the visual inspection tour, is hydraulics. There are several hydraulic components that make up your brake system. If you were to follow a flow-chart from your foot to the wheels it would look like this: the brake pedal pushes on the brake booster, the booster on the master cylinder, and master to the calipers and wheel cylinders at the wheels. So, lets start from the top and I’ll give you a general rundown of each component that our repair shop looks at.