Glossary / General

master cylinder

43 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

The master cylinder is a part inside the car that turns the force you put on the brake pedal into pressure that helps stop the vehicle.

Technical Definition

The master cylinder is a hydraulic component that converts the driver’s brake pedal force into fluid pressure, which then activates the brakes.

Hear It Discussed

"I bench bled the master cylinder and I bench bled the lines and still, there's still air everywhere."
First Drive of Jason’s VR6-Swapped MK3 Cabrio — Carmudgeon w/ Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 221 The Carmudgeon Show 10:56

"No, there's a slave cylinder and a master cylinder. [312.3s] We don't like that terminology, but that's what it is."
#2643: Breaking-in the Brakes The Best of Car Talk 05:09

" [2504.6s] If you get rid of the [2506.0s] hydraulic fluid, you don't have the master cylinder"
Under The Hood - LIVE Show Automotive Experts Giving You Advice Under The Hood show 41:44