BENDIX BW7544 User Manual

Bendix® Advanced 23K Linings

BA231

Premium grade friction with outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications

Bendix® Advanced BA231 is a premium grade friction providing the highest value and lowest total cost of ownership of all Bendix 23K offerings by delivering outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications. Count on this Bendix Advanced offering to meet the demands of your heavy- or severe-duty operations.

GAWR

23,000 lbs.

FMVSS 121 Conditions:

Axle Rating: 23,000 lbs.

Brake Size:

16.5 x 7

Rolling Radius:

20.8”

AL Factor: 165

Bendix Advanced is available in a wide range of applications to cover all your brake shoe requirements, and is an ideal product for maintaining your Bendix (Extended Service) brakes.

Friction Properties

Wear

Outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications and lowest total cost of ownership of all Bendix 23K offerings

Temperature

With a low rate of thermal expansion, this material delivers consistent performance and wear rates at elevated temperatures

Vocation

Designed to handle heavy line haul, heavy pick-up and delivery, heavy vocational, severe duty, and refuse trucks

Performance/Stopping Power

Appropriate for on/off road applications where high torque at low speeds is required

Safety

Certiﬁed at 23K GAWR utilizing an AL 165 factor (T30 chamber and 5.5” slack adjuster). All Bendix

Environmental

All linings are 2014 environmental compliant and non-asbestos

linings are FMVSS 121 compliant

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Advanced 23K Linings

BA231

Premium grade friction with outstanding wear across a wide range of temperatures and applications

BA231 is part of the Bendix® Advanced Category of Friction. Learn More:

Bendix® Basic Friction

• Excellent value at an economical price

• Good wear and consistent performance under normal operating conditions, in low- to mid-range temperatures

Bendix® Advanced Friction

• Performs in higher

temperatures with less fade

• Improved wear

characteristics in more demanding applications

• Lower total cost of

ownership

• Includes RSD solutions

Market Competitors Upgrade From Compares To*

Meritor® MG2 MA310,MA312

Abex Fras-le 557 N/A Marathon FLOE N/A Stemco BrakePro FleetPride OTR

Vista HP N/A

CM18 CM20

Red N/A TruckPro Armada AR4 N/A Haldex N/A GG Series (GG 3020 FF)

(GG 2020 FF)

GBC

GB 23K Prem. (Gold) N/A

* These frictions are listed for reference only. The appropriate friction varies by application. For assistance in selecting the appropriate friction for your application, talk to your Bendix account manager or call 1-800-AIR-BRAKE (1-800-247-2725), Option 2, and speak to a member of the Bendix Tech Team. Visit us online at www.foundationbrakes.com.

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Bendix® OE Friction

• The safest, highest performing option for maintaining your vehicle

• Engineered to meet the demands of OE certification

• Includes RSD solutions

Performance Characteristics

Bendix® Advanced BA231Bendix® Advanced BA231

5.0

Best

Better

Good

Poor

Non-Compliant

Torque Temperature Friction Life Drum Life

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

Friction tested and certified by the brake experts at Bendix.

As a premier supplier to the OEMs, with standard position at Kenworth®, Peterbilt®, Volvo® and

Mack

and an option at International® and Daimler Trucks North America. Much more than a friction manufacturer or brake shoe reliner, we are a full brake system supplier with unparalleled knowledge of the brake system, making us uniquely qualified to develop brake products to exacting standards.

In our quest to deliver the highest quality brake linings, Bendix goes beyond industry standard friction tests to conduct our own proprietary procedures on four in-house dynamometers. With the full range of Bendix stopping distance requirements, to premium aftermarket and economy grade friction – you can always be confident you’re getting more. More performance. More service life. More value.

linings – from OE linings and high performance solutions to meet reduced

For more information, call 1‑800‑AIR‑BRAKE (1‑800‑247‑2725) or visit www.foundationbrakes.com today.

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