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E:T< Internal Correspondence Date; To: February 15, 1985 SALES DEPARTMENT .LETTER ^85"01 All Sales Offices, Agents & Distributors Copy; From; Subject John Kozdron aVi VC ELEMENTS NON-ASBESTOS FRICTION MATERIAL #" & x ' Because of the health hazards associated with asbestos, we aPC.Under ... consumer pressure to furnish non-asbestos friction material for orir v products. A recent reduction of allowable airborne asbestos fiber, length by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration' (OSHA) has caused further concern among our customers. Everi^Ehoughktbey may accept the fact that there is no measurable amount .of airborriri asbestos fiber liberated to the atmosphere during clutch or Brake engagement, they still request non-asbestos material. One of' our 1985 goals is to offer a non-asbestos friction lining option,jfp'ib'all^offbrir products. At this time, we are announcing the availability bf non-asbestos lining for our VC product line. You may wish to;.so.infa^DE ypur VC Customers. Pricing and part numbers for the friction blocks and friction shoe assemblies are shown on the attached sheet . Nqte !tb'At ajrf element price adder is shown. This amount is to be added to the (flementkpublished prices. To identify a non-asbestos element, the thircPliigii;' of its part number will be replaced with a two. All other digits:* alphas;arid element configurations remain the same. '"Wk *7 ' Example: 145644HC element with asbestos lining 142644HC element with non-asbestos lining We intend to stjjhf^ a limited1'quantity of the non-asbestos linings. Friction shoes and eleji'pnts will befassembled when ordered. Presently, a lead time of ten weeks"will be. required. It will improve once the program is on stream. '\ ' .. "it, V John ICozdrbri.,.;' ./rv. `k/bm:x;;^, ''ll J attachment: 'V' -a-Ch. V" form E30Z3 (Rev. 12/63) SCF-EC-2905 FAW 10451