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FILE NAME: Phenolic Resins (PHR) DATE: 1984 Apr 2 DOC#: PHR061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Chrysler from Borg-Warner RE Part Replaced by Asbestos-Free Version; from Borg-Warner File Spring Division Borg-Warner Corporation 700 South 25th Avenue. Bellwood. Illinois 60104 Telephone 312/547-2500Teiex: 72-1411 April 2, 1984 Mr. William D. Watt Chrysler Corporation Industrial Hygiene Department P-. 0. Box 1919 (CIMS #417-05-19) Detroit MI 48288 RECEIVED' APK U'- ' INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE' ,,JX LB FR CMMSr . ' Subject: Technical Data Sheet For Automatic Transmission Friction Plate Part Number 2400625 Dear Mr. Watt: In your memo to Spring Division, Borg-Warner, you requested that we fill out the attached "Technical Data Sheet" for the subject part number. We no longer Birrmj-y. rim qnhjant part number to Chrysler jas It ha-s- recently been replaced'by its non-asbestos equivalent, Part Number 4329805. The technical information you have requested about the exact nature of the materials comprising this product i considered to be pro prietary information by Spring Division. Generally, we can say that the friction plates that we supply you are made up of specialty paper facings con.ta.ln.iiig .a..ahenolic resin which are bonded with a phenolic glue to.,a cold rolled steel core. The solvents used for the resin IfncPglue are"'completely removed from the final product in our manu facturing processes. We would like to assure you that Spring Division has been manufacturing tfiis product for over twenty (20) years and w e 've experienced no difficulty with the final product regarding fIre/personnel safety and EPA/OSHA regulations. Periodi cally, we do industrial hygiene audits of our own manufacturing facility and we can tell you that these audits have not shown any potential problems with the product as you receive it. I hope this Information will be satisfactory fox your needs regarding industrial hygiene. If there is any need for further discussion, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. Sincerely, SPRING DIVISION Borg-Warner Corporation Robert Stanton Manager-Facilities Engineering RS/bf Attachment DDC 00599