A brake shoe is not a part of
- a drum brake.
- a wedge brake.
- a disc brake. ✓
- any of the above.
Answer: C. a disc brake.
A brake shoe is not part of a disc brake; disc brakes use brake pads that press against a rotor.
Why this is the answer
The handbook describes a disc brake as a rotor mounted to the wheel hub, with two brake pads, one on each side. When you apply the brake, those pads are pressed against the rotor. It separately describes drum braking as brake linings rubbing against a brake drum, and disc braking as pads rubbing against a rotor. Since the disc design is built around pads and a rotor, a brake shoe does not belong in that list of parts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. a drum brake. — A drum brake is the design the handbook contrasts with disc brakes, where brake linings rub against a drum, so it is not the brake type being singled out here.
- B. a wedge brake. — The passages do not describe a wedge brake, so they give no support for treating it as the brake type that lacks a shoe.
- D. any of the above. — This is wrong because the disc brake description already fits: it uses pads against a rotor, so not every listed brake type includes a shoe.
Remember it
When you picture disc brakes, picture pads clamping a rotor, not a shoe inside a drum.