Bendix now offers a new steel/coreless shoe with its Bendix Basic Friction or Bendix Advanced Friction lines. The company announced the addition to its aftermarket product set Monday at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas. The company says this new product offering is ideal for fleets and owner-operators seeking an initial lower cost and high-quality aftermarket brake shoes without the core charges associated with remanufactured products.
“With so many truck vocations and fleet applications out there, the more options Bendix can provide, the better we can equip the commercial vehicle industry for putting safer trucks on the road,” said Keith McComsey, director of marketing and customer solutions at Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB).
McComsey continued, “We know, for instance, that not every job demands the superior performance level of Bendix OE Friction. At the same time, we recognize that some customers prefer not to deal with remanufactured shoes – which carry core charges, plus require collecting used shoes and returning them to the manufacturer. Yet, until now, our aftermarket shoes with Bendix Basic and Bendix Advanced frictions were solely available as remanufactured products. With the new steel/coreless shoe, we’ve filled that niche in our aftermarket line, giving vehicle operators another option to best meet their particular needs.”
Fleets or owner-operators needing reduced stopping distance performance should continue to select Bendix’s OE-level friction through Bendix reman brake shoes, the company noted.
In addition to eliminating core charges, the new steel/coreless shoe also utilizes an E-coat process, which offers improved corrosion protection to help prevent rust jacking. A combination of brake shoe corrosion and lining failure, rust jacking occurs when rust builds up on the steel beneath a brake lining, exerting upward pressure on the friction and eventually causing cracks in the friction material.
BSFB is a joint venture between Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Dana Commercial Vehicle Products LLC, contributing to the full lineup of Bendix wheel-end safety solutions, including the array of commercially available Bendix brand foundation drum brakes, from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Bendix wheel-end offerings also include air disc brake systems, automatic slack adjusters, spring brakes, friction and remanufactured brake shoes.
To learn more about Bendix aftermarket brake shoes and friction, call 1-800-247-2725 or visit foundationbrakes.com.
