Disc brakes
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IEW air-actuated reactionii disc brake will be annced by Lucas Girling at the ikfurt Show later this tended for front and rear es on medium and heavy ks and buses, the air-actubrake complements the hyilically-actuated type already lable.
le new brake shares the
e principles of actuation behoused within the unit's in-d beam except that here it is hanically operated using an ylinder.
tegral mechanical parking is eyed simply by fitting a ng actuator with the assemalso incorporating an autoic adjust facility.
; with the hydraulically-actubrake, the air-actuated veris claimed to combine the afit of sealed pin slides with Jpen top for good cooling ease of maintenance.
re reaction beam disc-brake le covers all vehicles above tonnes gross with the hyilic version being developed vehicles of up to 13 tonnes the air-actuated version for cles over 12 tonnes.
)th versions feature a carrier ad to the axle, straddling the c to form drag-taking :ments for the linings each of the disc.