BENDIX BW7544 Leaflet

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BA231 
Premium grade  
friction with  
outstanding wear 
across a wide range 
of temperatures 
and applications
Bendix
®
  
Advanced 
23K Linings
GAWR
23,000 lbs.
FMVSS 121 
Conditions:
Axle Rating:
23,000 lbs.
Brake Size:
16.5 x 7
Rolling Radius:
20.8”
AL Factor:
165
Bendix
®
 Advanced BA231 is a premium grade friction providing the highest value 
and lowest total cost of ownership of all Bendix 23K offerings by delivering  
outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications. Count on 
this Bendix Advanced offering to meet the demands of your heavy- or severe-duty 
operations. 
Bendix Advanced is available in a wide range of applications to cover all your 
brake shoe requirements, and is an ideal product for maintaining your Bendix
®
 ES
 
(Extended Service) brakes.
Friction Properties
Wear
Outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications and lowest 
total cost of ownership of all Bendix 23K offerings
Temperature
With a low rate of thermal expansion, this material delivers consistent performance and 
wear rates at elevated temperatures
Vocation
Designed to handle heavy line haul, heavy pick-up and delivery, heavy vocational,  
severe duty, and refuse trucks
Performance/Stopping Power
Appropriate for on/off road applications where high torque at low speeds is required
Safety
Certified at 23K GAWR utilizing an AL 165 factor (T30 chamber and 5.5” slack adjuster). 
All Bendix
®
 linings are FMVSS 121 compliant
Environmental
All linings are 2014 environmental compliant and non-asbestos