Is It Normal for Brakes to Lock Up on Rainy Days?
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Yes, it is normal. If your car's brakes lock up on rainy days, you can try repeatedly moving forward and backward about three times. If this doesn't work, pour 100°C boiling water over the brake pads and then repeat the previous method. The brake pads and brake drum will expand due to heat and automatically separate. Alternatively, you can remove the tire and tap the brake drum to loosen the adhered brake shoes and drum. Below is some relevant information about brake lock-up: 1. Solution: Use ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) technology. The main feature of this technology is that during emergency braking, the wheels do not completely stop rotating. This ensures that the vehicle does not experience sliding friction with the ground, preventing loss of control and avoiding tire blowouts due to sliding friction. 2. ABS Working Principle: The ECU (Electronic Control Unit) controls the ABS actuator to increase, maintain, or reduce the brake fluid pressure for each wheel. Each wheel is equipped with a speed sensor that sends the wheel's speed signal to the ECU. If excessive braking force risks causing wheel lock-up, the ECU sends a signal to the ABS actuator to reduce brake fluid pressure. Once the nearly locked tire is released from braking, it naturally regains traction control.
