The heel of a brake shoe is located at which position relative to the applying force?

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The heel of a brake shoe is located at which position relative to the applying force?

Brake shoes inside a drum brake act like levers. The wheel cylinder applies force at one end of the shoe, pushing it outward so the shoe rotates and the lining makes contact with the drum. The end opposite where the force is applied—the heel—moves toward the drum to press the lining into place. So the heel sits at the end farthest from the point where the force is applied.

Brake shoes inside a drum brake act like levers. The wheel cylinder applies force at one end of the shoe, pushing it outward so the shoe rotates and the lining makes contact with the drum. The end opposite where the force is applied—the heel—moves toward the drum to press the lining into place. So the heel sits at the end farthest from the point where the force is applied.

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