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MindTap for Pickerill/Godson's Today's Technician: Automotive Brake Systems, 4 terms Instant Access, 8th Edition

Ken Pickerill, Michael Godson

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MindTap for Pickerill/Godson's Today's Technician: Automotive Brake Systems, 4 terms Instant Access 8th Edition by Ken Pickerill/Michael Godson
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Pickerill/Godson's TODAY'S TECHNICIAN: AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS, CLASSROOM AND SHOP MANUAL, 8th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course and provides engaging content to challenge every individual and build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress, develop their interpersonal skills and work to seek their first career positions with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

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Ken Pickerill

Ken Pickerill was a Certified Master Automotive Technician (with ASE Area L1 and X1) and an instructor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Mr. Pickerill was a technician for 22 years before entering the training field, and he earned more than 40 years of technical and teaching experience over the span of his career. He received his master's degree in career and technical education from Indiana State University.

Michael Godson

Mike graduated from the Arizona Automotive Institute in Glendale, Arizona in 1977. He received a certificate in automatic transmission repair from Clark College in 1978 and completed an Associate of Applied Science in Automotive Technology in 1994. Mike worked as an automotive technician for various dealerships and independent service facilities from 1978 until accepting a faculty position in the Clark College Automotive Department. He has been teaching automotive technology full-time since 1995. In 2009, Mike was named Motor Age Training/ASE Master Automotive & L-1 Technician of the Year. He is also a certified Toyota Technician Education Network (T-TEN) instructor. In addition, Mike holds an ASE Master Automobile Technician certification, and ASE Advanced certifications in Engine Performance and Light Duty Hybrid/Electric Vehicles. Mike continues to work part-time in summer for a local independent vehicle repair facility.

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Table of Contents

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CLASSROOM MANUAL.
1. Brake System Fundamentals.
2. Principles and Theories of Operation.
3. Related Systems: Tire, Wheels, Bearings, and Suspensions.
4. Master Cylinder and Brake Fluid.
5. Hydraulic Lines, Valves, and Switches.
6. Power Brake Systems.
7. Disc Brakes.
8. Drum Brakes.
9. Parking Brakes.
10. Electrical Braking Systems.
11. Advanced Braking Systems
SHOP MANUAL.
1. Brake Safety.
2. Brake Service Tools and Equipment.
3. Related System Service.
4. Master Cylinder and Brake Fluid Service.
5. Hydraulic Line, Valve, and Switch Service.
6. Power Brake Service.
7. Disc Brake Service.
8. Drum Brake Service.
9. Parking Brake Service.
10. Electrical Braking Systems Service.
11. Advanced Braking Systems Service.

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ISBN: 9798214123394
Pickerill/Godson's TODAY'S TECHNICIAN: AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS, CLASSROOM AND SHOP MANUAL, 8th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course and provides engaging content to challenge every individual and build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress, develop their interpersonal skills and work to seek their first career positions with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.