Hydraulic brakes have been around for nearly a century, and though many manufacturers were using this system by the 1920s, Ford for instance, waited until 1939 to introduce four-wheel hydraulic brakes ...

Once every few weeks I kept having to stop at the local Ford dealer to replenish my brake fluid supply. (You are using Ford brake fluid aren't you?) Right away I knew that this was not a good sign.

Q:I was hoping to get some advice. Thirty years ago I started to replace leaking brake calipers with ones that had been reworked with stainless steel inserts. Due to a job relocation and family duties ...