You know how the Mercury Milan Hubcaps are kind of like the shoes that cover a steel wheel? Well brakes have shoes, too.
When a driver puts his foot on the brake pedal, the brake shoe is considered to be the mechanical part that he or she has ultimate control over in order to bring your car & Mercury Milan Wheel Covers to a complete stop.
The backing of a brake shoe is that metal part, the actual area that comes in contact with the brake is often padded in order to provide friction to stop the car without really damaging the brake itself. You can usually find brake shoes in drum brakes .. if you ever happen to look for them.
Now we all have shoes,
Mykalanne.