What Is a Brake Hose?

Vehicles require a monumental range of components, and some of these are more necessary than others. A brake hose is one of these components, used as a part of the brake system to stop the vehicle.

Features

Brake hoses are reinforced, high-pressure, flexible hoses that carry brake fluid through the hydraulic brake system. A government standard exists to ensure that brake hoses are safe to use. The hoses are usually made of several layers: an inner rubber layer that the hydraulic fluid passes through, a layer of fabric (usually rayon), another rubber layer and then a layer of protective covering. On the ends are attachments, which vary with vehicle design.

Connection

Brake hoses connect the brake assemblies located on the wheels to the brake lines. Pressure on the brake pedal is transferred to the brakes in the wheels through the brake hoses by means of the brake fluid.

Considerations

Horsepower is the unit of power that measures the rate an engine does work. Horsepower is calculated through measuring the resistance that occurs when the brake is applied. Brake hoses therefore are an integral part of measuring horsepower.