BENDIX TCH-020-017 User Manual

Technical Bulletin

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Subject:

Reason for this notice:

This is to inform you of a packaging issue involving a limited number of Bendix® brand 4709EII brake shoe
products available from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC.

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC has identifi ed that a limited number of improperly modifi ed 4709E (1st
generation) brake shoe cores entered our inventory and were packaged as Bendix® 4709EII (2nd generation)
brake shoes.

The Bendix
Brake between October 22, 2008 and November 6, 2008 (inclusive) and may contain one or more of the
impacted shoes. Potentially impacted remanufactured Bendix® 4709EII brake shoe part numbers can be
included in the part numbers listed below.

How to identify the correct product:

The Bendix® OEM 4709EII brake shoe will have a retainer spring mounting hole diameter of 7/16” and both
ends of the shoe table will be cut square (no tabs on the anchor end of the table for retainer springs or the
cam end of the table in the center). See the illustration below for a more details.

TCH-020-017

12-11-2008

Bendix® 4709EII Remanufactured Brake Shoe

®

4709EII remanufactured brake shoe products were distributed by Bendix Spicer Foundation

EX4709E223KPREM KE4709E220KPREM RRK4709E2ECN20 RRK4709E2STD23
EX4709EIIBLK KE4709E223KPREM RRK4709E2PR20 RRS4709E2PR23
EX4709EIIORG KT4709EIIBLK RRK4709E2PR23 RRS4709E2STD23
EX4709EIIRED KT4709EIIRED RRK4709E2STD20

N/A

2

Cam and Anchor Ends of Shoe

(Return) Release

Spring

Bendix® OEM 4709EII Lined Brake Shoe

© 2008 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC All rights reserved. 12/2008 Printed in U.S.A.

2

Table are Straight (no tabs).

Retaining Spring

1

7/16” Diameter

Retainer Spring Mounting Hole

- Locates the Spring on the Center
Line of the Anchor Pin

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TCH-020-017

What you should do with 4709E brake shoe products packaged as 4709EII brake shoes:

All of the impacted 4709E brake shoe products in your inventory distributed between October 22, 2008 and
November 6, 2008 (inclusive) should be immediately identifi ed, segregated, and returned to Bendix Spicer
Foundation Brake LLC. Additionally, if the improperly packaged brake shoes are installed on vehicles, the
brake shoes should be removed as there will be no tension on the retainer springs.

Completing product claims and returns:

If you have received or installed any of the product identifi ed in this bulletin, please contact your Bendix
Account Manager or your nearest Bendix Service Plant at 1-800-AIR-BRAKE (1-800-247-2725) for return
and replacement of the product under the standard Bendix warranty claim terms.

We regret any inconvenience this issue may cause you. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation
in this matter.