April 2013
ISSUE 117
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April’s Theme:
Brake Systems & Products By Marek Krasuski
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s with most parts and components on trucks these days, operators have the luxury of choosing brake products from OEM providers and a wide range of aftermarket suppliers. These include new and remanufactured parts supplied by everyone from domestic companies to offshore enterprises. Wide product choice can present difficulties, though. Discounted, remanufactured parts, for example, are attractive from a cost perspective but many in the industry caution against opting for inexpensive alternatives, claiming that an initial savings will cost more over time from premature wear and compromised performance. The purchase of new brake shoes reduces risks associated with remanufactured alternatives which, on the one hand may be up to standard, but on the other may not. In taking the temperature of so-called ‘remaned’ brakes, one industry representative put it this way: “Sometimes you get lucky and get a good product, but often you are getting someone else’s junk and these cores (shoes) will cause you nothing but headaches.” Brakes, page 4 >>
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