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11th
January 2008 - Affinia Under
Vehicle Group Announces the Raybestos® Brand Brakes 2008 Medium Duty
Catalog
Affinia Under Vehicle Group announced
today the distribution and general availability of the Second Edition
2008 Raybestos® brand brakes Medium Duty Catalog. The catalog indexes
every medium duty Raybestos® brand brake product from 1980 through 2008
“The new catalog supports our commitment
to the highest level of customer support,” said Ken Myers, Raybestos®
brand brakes marketing manager. “The new Raybestos® brand brakes Medium
Duty Catalog features in one publication photographs and detailed line
drawings of every part, organized in a new user friendly format to
ensure part specialists can easily select the best materials for the
job.”
The 2008 Raybestos® brand brakes Medium
Duty Catalog – part number BPC-MD2 – contains an index of every
Raybestos® brand brake product from 1980 through 2008 for both import
and domestic trucks (class four through class seven) equipped with
hydraulic brakes and select class two and three fleet applications.
Brake product coverage has increased by 15 to 20 percent.
Based on customer input, highlights of
the Second Edition Raybestos® brand brakes Medium Duty Catalog include:
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User-friendly format
allows part specialists to find replacement part numbers for a given
application through simple dimensional check(s) of the old part. |
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Photographs or line
drawings of every part. |
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Additional part
details, including casting numbers, bore size and length, along with
an industry leading friction selection process ensure the best
materials for the application. |
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New brake rotors,
calipers and hoses for the popular Dodge and Freightliner Sprinter
vans. |
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Expanded disc pad
coverage for Chevrolet/GMC, Sterling, International and Hino
applications. |
Raybestos® brand brakes are produced by
the Affinia Under Vehicle Group, the leading manufacturer of braking
systems and components for the transportation industry. The line
includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and
hydraulic parts. Affinia Under Vehicle Group is at the forefront of
research and development in brake technology and operates manufacturing
and distribution facilities throughout North America.
Raybestos® brand brakes are the official
brakes of NASCAR, and the NASCAR relationship also includes the
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award, which is presented to the top rookie
in each of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck racing
series. For more information about Raybestos® brand brakes, visit
www.raybestos.com.
Affinia Group Inc. is a global leader in
the on- and off-highway replacement products and service industry. In
North America the Affinia family of brands includes WIX® filters,
Raybestos®, AIMCO® and BrakePro® brake products, and McQuay-Norris® and
Spicer® chassis parts. South American and European brands include
Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information,
visit
www.affiniagroup.com.
Source: Affinia Press Release |