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ir aT Internal Correspondence Date: February ZB, 1986 To: Fred Kovalik Axle Sc Brake - Galesburg Copy: SEE LIST % *4,S/A/q From: Tom Bruggeman - Axle & Brake Division Headquarters-Galesburg Subject: UPDATE ON PROGRAM TO DEPLETE EXCESS R31 BRAKE SHOE INVENTORY AND IMPLEMENT NON-ASBESTOS IN THE MARKET PLACE Xv rSS1' In following up on several key areas this month. It has been rsay.^d' that' ^ potential problems exist. Please find below a list of these problems an&fbux planned course of action. ^ A key factor in minimizing the quantity of exces'NR31 JArfgi shoe assemblies was based on RABA supplying axlep-l^Tss Brpl^qsy'' Ruth Smith previously advised that RABA would beSwaiincftbqjadhere to our request. On February 11, Mr. Komoncz^SfRABA f^rfeetar nf Sales) telexed the following, ...."RABA can notT^nQdamqntally accept that Eaton wants to purchase the trailer a&usp' wlthdb^brakes. Please, bB Informed that RABA envisages thB>|^pply irf^ghe trailer axles complete with brakes both at pres|i|t,jand iia the future." This disagreement must be resolved^iipj^iat^^^ "','1 Lonnie Dye has forwarded and,>yi)ruary schedules requesting the receipt of axles be "1# brakes We have successfully expedited new part numbes^^roufltis^Sineering enabling us to "1release in this mannercV Xy1 Ruth Smith advised., that wev/^i begin scheduling approximately 25-309966 of our tral'let ajdjgs^less brakes) to Axles India in August-Septemb^r^time freji^. There hasf'b^Ehl'a dde^f^trMXihi1! tthhei qualification of the sweep guage necessar^Ctj^allciw^iVelopment of the RABA coined shoe. The latest 0promiSEs^ tSm RUjtqSSmith is to ship the guage to RABA on March 7. With CMs in'miner, we can expect to receive coined shoes in August 19^ s<> ^rsV Engineering^is expected to make an announcement on the approval non-asblbstos lining by no later than March ID. A meeting is scheHtfljed for March 7 with B. Anders, J. Clark, B. Cook, G. Singh, L.-ra^Jrlock and B. Young to discuss the details of our standard .jlpsltion on non-asbestos. -?'XtfbJth Smith is processing Letter of Credit for the return of R31 C.s>*yf' loose lining blocks at RABA. SCF-EC-3050 EXHIBIT form UO ZJ (R, 13/031 EAB 046149