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WiT* U-Krfetto Internal Correspondence Date; To: February 15, 1985 SALES DEPARTMENT LETTER #85-01 All Sales Offices, Agents & Distributors Copy; From; Subject John Kozdron VC ELEMENTS NON-ASBESTOS FRICTION MATERIAL rn.. v ;' ' ' Because of the health hazards associated with asbestos, we are,Under consumer pressure to furnish non-asbestos friction material for otif 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-iEhouglvtliey may accept the fact that there is no measurable amount .of airborhd 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 ifori'all; of.our products. .... At this time, we are announcing the availability bf non-asbestos lining for our VC product line. You may wish tq>*sa',infoarik jrpUT VC Customers. Pricing and part numbers for the friction blocks and friction shoe assemblies are shown on the attached sheet. Nqte !fh&t aff element price adder is shown. This amount is to be added to the Element'published prices. To identify a non-asbestos element, the third'digit' of its part number will be replaced with a two. All other digits, alphas: and element configurations remain the same... *7 'Sf Example: 145644HC element with asbestos lining 142644HC. element with non-asbestos lining *5 We intend to st^a limited' quantity of the non-asbestos linings. Friction shoes and ele^nts will' hefassembled when ordered. Presently, a lead time of ten weeks-will be required. It will improve once the program is on stream. <,, ,, Vs, V *^ John Rozdrbn ' 3k/bm; r'x\ ; attachment: 'V" Porm E30-23 (Rev. 12/83) SCF-EC-2905 FAW 10451