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- From: Steve.Kaess@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Kaess)
- Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
- Path: sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: disc braks again
- Message-ID: <716325877.F00003@blkcat.UUCP>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 13:41:51 -0500
- Lines: 26
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- >
- > In article <1992Sep11.020550.28190@julian.uwo.ca>, wlsmith@valve.heart.
- > rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
- > |> And while we're still on this topic :)
- > |>
- > |> -> what do planes, trains, semi-trucks (ie MAC trucks/16
- > wheelers/tractor-
- > |> trailers) use for brakes?
- >
- > 18 wheelers use drum brakes (I should know, I've replaced
- > several sets).
- > There are four pads per drum (two on each shoe). The originals
- > are
- > usually riveted to the shoe. We bought boxes of pads which
- > were bolted
- > to the shoe after drilling the rivets to remove the old
- If one looks at the front wheels of a medium truck like a big ford
- that has the bed on the chasis like a stake body, or the type of
- truck furniture appliance and department stores use a big shiney
- disk is visable...try it at the stoplight...they do still have drums
- in back.
-
- small a/c have tiny disks...but they just have to do 1 stop!!!
- there is little use on the ground except for slowing from landing...
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