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FILE N A M E : F o rd (FD ) DATE: 1977 M a y 10 DOC#: FD073 D O C U M E N T DESCRIPTIO N: M e m o - A sbestos S u b s titu te M a te ria ls M e e tin g  t f i nm> to file _ _____________ Subject: Asbestos Substitute Materials Meeting _ _ ^ 10, 1977 S 3% ?~ -- C lu tc h e s ' " Msjeste Qiaseis and Powertrain Purchasing - surelsed that B K r>n~* could meet UQ/cc but at prices that wTM,-m A aZ7lfzz , E- K* Porter Ih e re 1 1 .0 . p c s lb illt y th a t H . K. r o r t T "' business or that It would not invest add-t+-io,.i , 01 tbe clu:tch facing If OSHA regulations increase the calamity of v S ^ t h ^ t S ^ S a l s . John Skrbina, Engine C ontrols, Chassis 'rtntrrt thnt tt rr -n 1& Jg ffg sr^~s2irTtrt!r-siJsjrssj," 1977. If new clutch facing material were Immediately available engineering changes would preclude use of them until the 1980 program.9 . D. W ells, Chassis Engineering and Clutch - stated th a t the Conmanv does not n ro L i? ( be t0 aSbCSt0S ClutCh fa c ln e m aterials and t h r t lT io S id t0 * yCarS bef re 6 ViablC E ubstitute asbestos could brakes E. F. Clough Brake Engineering - stated that almost no development work on non-asbestos brake linings is in process. Ford is relying heavily upon its suppliers to develop new products. Ford budgeted little or no f u L ^ f o r non- evSSSon eValUatin * He VOuld aP P - c i a t e budget support for nonisbestos Z fr brake were available, it would be the 19ei Model Year before it could be used on even a limited number of cars Ohe problem is more difficult with drun brakes where no known development is in process. "Uppiier+bas a difefent material composition which seems to work best for certain applications. Developing new materials is likg^y to oe by trial and error Marvin Weintraub, Friction Materials, Engineering a id Pi-search Staff - reported that Tfciokol recently submitted non-asbestos disc brace linings -fny vciimtj The prototype linings functioned satisfactorily at first but under extended * testing developed unacceptable noise and wear. c Dealerships and brake repair shops may have problems with hi^i levels of air borne particles as they work with asbestos linings. 03HA may propose additional rules to address this condition. 6001 1647