How-To work on brakes is the focus of the MotorTrend How-To Brakes, section, where you’ll find out how to change car brakes, bleed brakes, and more the DIY way.

Many vehicle owners know about brake pads and their importance, but what about the brake calipers? Here's what they do and how many the average car needs.

Your vehicle's brake pads play a pivotal role in its performance and your safety. If you want to inspect them yourself, here's how to do it.

If you haven’t changed rear brake pads on a newer car recently, you might be surprised to find it can’t be done without special tools. It’s been probably 30 years since I replaced rear pads ...

'Working to make your car go faster can sometimes involve addressing what is slowing your car down. That's the situation we're facing with our hot street/strip car. The brakes are dragging ...

Your car is a big expensive machine that, over its life, will cost you a ton in maintenance. If you learn to do some of those jobs yourself, you can save a ton of cash. Replacing your brake pads ...

But it is worth considering and being prepared for if a brake failure happens. So, here we take a look at what to do in case the brakes fail You could have the best car on the block with ...