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SALES REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT FRICTION PRODUCTS GROUP CUSTOMER' , / Chrvsler^Corporation .ADDRESS i; TYPE OF CALL REPRESENTATIVE R.E. Nelson CITY Highland Park -A.D. Indelicato RESPONSE REQUESTED DATE January 12, 1978 REPORT No. STATE/2IP Michigan PHONE OFFICIALS INTERVIEWED Gayle W. Smith, Engineering Manager Paul B. Hellens, Senior Design Engineer Thomas A, Brandon, Engineering Supervisor James E. Clark, Design Engineer Lewis L. Cole, Design Engineer Karl Goering - Kelsey-Hayes Dick Robinette - Kelsey-Hayes Kurt Rinker - Kelsey-Hayes COMMENTS This is a report on the Chrysler 'L' car meeting with the above people in attendance. The writer represented Abex in Denis Conlon's absence. Messrs. Conlon and Cutler's copies of the January 5th meeting are attached to their respective reports. Also attached is a copy of my written report, which was discussed. There were no real comments regarding these findings. They could offer no suggestions for additional tests we might run. They will attempt to determine what material was run on the fourth production rotor and also on the prototype rotor? however, I hold little hope for them getting us any additional information. They did not have any reports on their tests; and as best I can determine, they have not run them and certainly did not volunteer to furnish any information. There were several things with regard to the information from our ternperature/wear dynamometer tests. The only suggestion they had regarding our problem of higher inboard than outboard wear would be that we should be replacing the rubber bushings and lubricating the pins after each test. They will get supplies of both the lubricant and rubber bushings to us. I advised them that we were running from 50 to 75 hotter on the inboard pad over the outboard. Also discussed our tapered wear prob lem, and they requested that we furnish them wear data illustrating the degree of tapered wear. They would also like to have the rotor wear for each cycle of the tests reported. Will Don Steis please furnish that as soon as possible. They seem satisfied on our approach to this wear prob lem and volunteered dynamometer help if we needed it. I advised them we would have to get back to them as to what particular assistance we might need. Presently, Chrysler are running X62 (low density iron) on one side of a rotor with X63 (high density iron) on the other side of the rotor. They are running into some difficulties in trying to determine side-to-side rotor wear. Their next test will be to run with the X62 and X63 mate rial in the opposite position. Following that they will run X62 by itself and X63 by itself. I anticipate this total program will take about three weeks to complete. They have completed their work running X57 material against a production rotor and a prototype rotor. They are in the process of measuring the parts and preparing the report. The only comment was that the prototype rotor did result in better wear than the production rotor using the same X57 material. SCI 02293