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Edward M..--Dr.i.slane--- B,y_Mr___ DeLuca 2 5 redesigned. They are all -- up until 1960, the 2 1 primarily American cars, American light trucks, 2 1 and whatnot, had drum brakes. Gradually disk 1 8 brakes moved in, and when the disk brakes moved 1 2 in, the disk brakes could be designed, were 2 7 designed around the semi-metallics. This was 1 2 before there was even any push on asbestos. This 0 1 was development. This was product development to 1 6 go and get better linings, which contrary to what 1 8 you may feel, that's what the American 2 4 manufacturers were trying to do, get better, but 0 1 the package had to go with the disk brake package. 1 3 Q Let me just ask you some questions, sir. 1 2 A All right. X 5 Q Semi metallic brakes are non-asbestos; 2 4 correct? 1 3 A That is correct. 2 1 Q And semi-metallic brakes were being 2 4 developed as early as the 1960s? 1 8 A That is correct. 0 3 Q Perhaps some companies were making them a 2 2 little earlier; correct? 0 4 A That's correct. 10 ~ q A"nci semi-mTeTaTricbreakers were more P.O. Box 12459 Alban/, NY 12212-2459 J\liLIANCE m m RtEPORTING SERVICE. LLC Albany (518) 438-0126 Troy (518) 283-5064 Schenectady (518) 355-9216 Clifton Park (518) 383-1241 Fax (518) 446-0582