Re: Ultramafic brake bands

Posted by 56Clippers On 2017/10/16 16:20:17

> When in use the bands are almost closed.

As noted, the band closed around the ring gear yields a gap of 0.33 which is pretty far from closed. In order to reach 0, the friction material would have to compress 0.05 and with that being the approximate average thickness of the lining, I wouldn't expect it.

> There is and never has been an issue with spring rate etc.

Then please tell me what the factory rating is so that I can do the comparison.

> The steel texture on the back is as important as the texture on the side web of a brake shoe, that is, nothing.

So you are saying that the same material and manufacturing process yielded different results and gap variances of 0.290, 0.435, and 0.725, and closing force and unclamping force variances of up to 500% and that met the quality standards.