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. v ' $ Eaton Corporation Inter-Office Correspondence A Date December 2, 1985 #0 To Fred Kovalik Division & Plant Axle & Brake - Galesburg From Tom Bruggeman Division & Plant Axle & Brake - Galesburg n\ c' Copy to See List ^ VV *, Subject PROPOSED PROCRAM TO DEPLETE EXCESS R31 yfeftF SHQM^MVENTORY RESULTING FROM NON-ASBESTOS DEMAND IN THI0MARKET>D1CE. >x~ At your request a recent review was made is^rmifTfeStfre total quantity of excess R31 shoe assemblies generated ^eq^haaCo^Jn non-asbestos lining. (%, >,!/ X i Several assumptions wete made in fosilhtingijSN)Ian to minimize the amount of additional labor put into the^ trceiXer aSiiw and utilizing the maximum quantity of loose R31 shoes whileNalfesdngAinsnon-ashe3tos. They are as follows: ^ . "old style" bracket^cesifertCWaller axle inventory to be depleted firsjjjjC/S V v Market innwiDjp phase ire- aon-asbestos 'by customer1 rather than an '^nrtSas the''bCard" approach. 40% tq>3a'le'sa/L^nbn--aasbestos. i V* . RAM^wiiyba .able to supply April '86 requirements with axles N/^V^Eatcyn^toglneering to approve the use of Italian manufactured AC; 3K:4 (V 3Q13Qi`67 non-aabestos on RABA supplied trailer axles by Jan'86. -^tBA will supply 3030-67 non-asbestos axles to satisfy June'86 f* Scales requirements. A rex^ew of the attached spread sheets with Marketing resulted in a realization t^^Nadditional excess inventory of R31 sliue assemblies will accumulate fO^-model 11009096 because the phase in of non-asbestos on this model lags ^Csjftmr to five months behind other models. Wc will have to switch out * approximately 3000 axles In order to meet a suggested target date of September - October 1986 for a complete phase out of asbestos. The `m* additional shoe inventory resulting from this model is included in the following summary: Z8SO p For imer-ollice and inter-plant correspondence only Fotm 30*23 (Rn 4.7 I) EXHIBIT yith.- SCF-EC-3025 EAB 046164