BENDIX BW7451 Leaflet
Ride with confidence. Stop with confidence. Use Bendix
®
brand spring brakes.
Bendix brand spring brakes – assembled in the USA – are standard equipment on top axle, suspensions and trailer OEMs and available
as an option on many others. Quality and performance count, so make your next spring brake spec Bendix.
as an option on many others. Quality and performance count, so make your next spring brake spec Bendix.
For the name of the authorized distributor nearest you talk to your Bendix representative, or call us at 1-866-610-9709, or visit
www.foundationbrakes.com.
www.foundationbrakes.com.
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Compare the Designs
In comprehensive testing conducted by Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC from March 2007 – March 2008, our engineers compared the performance
of the Bendix
of the Bendix
®
brand spring brake to a low price competitor. The reliability test, conducted on units randomly purchased off the shelf, subjected the
spring brakes to 96 hours of real world environmental conditions and over 20,000 emergency brake cycles.
Even the smallest detail in spring brake manufacturing can, and often does, jeopardize the long-term reliability of your emergency braking system . . .
not the place where you’d consider cutting corners. While they may appear similar on the surface, the construction and performance of these spring
brakes are drastically different. Take a closer look.
not the place where you’d consider cutting corners. While they may appear similar on the surface, the construction and performance of these spring
brakes are drastically different. Take a closer look.
• Ranger’s spring brake consists of a thin, concave
pressure plate with no rust protection.
• The small diameter centering feature can result in
parking force variability and excessive wear on the center
seal.
seal.
• When the parking brake is released, the raised lip of the
steel pressure plate in the Ranger spring brake can clash
with the emergency spring and scrape off the corrosion
protection.
with the emergency spring and scrape off the corrosion
protection.
• Worn or chipped coating exposes the steel spring to the
elements, leading to the accelerated corrosion which
can lead to stress fractures in the emergency spring. The
result is a broken emergency spring and reduced, or no
emergency force.
can lead to stress fractures in the emergency spring. The
result is a broken emergency spring and reduced, or no
emergency force.
• The SB-4
™
spring brake features a robust, flat, cast
aluminum pressure plate that will not rust and weaken
over time.
over time.
• The centering feature found in every Bendix spring brake
is designed to minimize spring misalignment. The result
is a more consistent, reliable force and less wear on the
center seal.
is a more consistent, reliable force and less wear on the
center seal.
• The Bendix cast aluminum plate is precision engineered
to optimize spring alignment and completely eliminate
component clash.
component clash.
• The protective epoxy coating used on the emergency
spring within the Bendix spring brake remains intact,
offering extended corrosion protection and superior
overall reliability.
offering extended corrosion protection and superior
overall reliability.
Ranger Brand Spring Brakes by HD Proline
SB-4
™
Spring Brakes by Bendix
Shows Rust Where
the Spring Contacts
the Pressure Plate —
Increasing the Potential
for Spring Failure
Compare Our
Interference-Free
Design, Leading to
Extended Life