Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Brake Performance Test of an Automobile The brake performance test of FMVSS 105 defines the minimum needs for the brake system on any vehicle driven on the road. The technician should know a bit about the performance test, not for the sake of being able to quote government regulations. Parts of the test define the kind of performance a brake system should deliver after the vehicle serviced. The brake performance test divided into eighteen stages and begins with a new set of brakes on a test vehicle. The first stage is to install the test instruments on the vehicle and verify that they operate correctly. The vehicle then goes through the test called “first effectiveness test”. This test is performed with new brake linings before they have had a chance to burnish in. Rules and Regulations for driving an automobile The vehicle makes six stops from 30 mph and six stops from 60 mph. One of the stops from 30 mph made in 57 feet or less. One s...

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