Disc brakes (Opel Insignia A)

Disc brake mechanisms include the following components:

• 1. Brake pads: transmit mechanical force from the brake calipers to the friction surfaces of the brake discs.
• 2. Brake discs: create pressure to create mechanical action on the friction surfaces of the brake pads to slow down the rotation of the car wheel.
• 3. Brake pad mounting hardware: Securely holds the brake pads in the correct position relative to the brake calipers. When pressure is applied from the caliper, it allows the brake pads to move.
• 4. Brake caliper mounting hardware: used to install the brake caliper and securely fix it in the correct position relative to the caliper bracket. Provides movement of the brake caliper relative to the brake pads when mechanical action is created.
• 5. Brake Caliper Mounting Hardware (J64): The brake caliper is mounted to the steering knuckle with two bolts. Four pistons move the brake pads when pressure is applied to create mechanical action.

Brakes J60, J61, J62

The mechanical force is transmitted from the brake caliper piston to the inner brake pad. While the piston presses the brake pad outward, the caliper bracket moves the outer brake pad inward. This allows the mechanical force exerted by the brake pads to be evenly distributed on the friction surfaces of the brake disc to slow down the rotation of the car wheel.

Brakes J64

Mechanical force is transmitted from four pistons of the brake caliper - two on each side of the caliper. The pistons are connected to each other by hydraulic lines that balance the pressure. The hydraulic pressure squeezes the brake pads, which in turn exert a mechanical effect on the friction surfaces on both sides of the brake disc to slow down the rotation of the car wheel.

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