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In re: A ll Asbestos Litigation Filed by Simmons Cooper, Circuit Court, Third Judicial District, Madison Cty., IL ; In re: A ll Asbestos Litigation Filed by Simmons Cooper, Circuit Court, Third Judicial District, Madison Cty., IL ; N 16.5 X 7 HEAVY DUTY BRAKE Eaton has an active program to develop a heavy duty 16.5 X 7 brake for applications greater that 25,000 lbs. Specifically this brake would be used for refuge, municipal vehicled, airport refuelers, etc. Target completion date by year end 1986. AUTOMATIC SUCKS Although Eaton does not currently market automatic slacks, you can be assured that we recognize the industry need. We are approaching the automatic slack market in a number of ways which include Eaton design and manufacture or joint affiliation . We will have an automatic slack to market by mid 1986 at the latest. WEDGE BRAKES 15 X 6. 17 X 6 & 17 1/A X 5 Eaton is dedicated to being a full line brake supplier and if it is definitely necessary to IH, Eaton will provide brakes to meet the wedge brake requirements. We would, however, suggest that we jointly look at alternate ways of reducing the complexity of the current product offering and rationalizing on higher volume components. BRAKE BALANCE ANALYZER As mentioned previously, Eaton has developed a "State Of The Art" analyzer that is intended to be a valuable analytical tool to identify the cause of brake imbalance on a vehicle. This is just one of many manifestations of our commitment and ability in the brake area. Longer term Eaton is looking at electronic braking controls, skid controls and traction devices that may be applicable to trucking in the future. (1471S) (13) EAB 066851