DYNAMOMETER TEST FOR REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINING STANDARD

The brake linings or pads with which new vehicles are equipped generally require replacement at about 1/3 of the total vehicle mileage. A Federal standard is under consideration to establish minimum performance requirements for replacement linings and pads. The paper describes a method of evaluating brake lining performance using a single end inertia brake dynamometer.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Safety Research Lab, 6501 Lafayette Avenue, Bldg 2
  Riverdale, MD  United States  20840
• Authors:
  • Preston, J D
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057652
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-801-133 Intrm Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 19 1974 12:00AM