Remanufactured brake shoes that resist the micro-abrasion leading to accelerated corrosion and rust-jacking are now available from ArvinMeritor (www.arvinmeritor.com). The new ‘PlatinumShield’ coating on these shoes brings with it a very strong three-year, 300,000-mile warranty against rust-jacking. And they promise to cut maintenance costs by eliminating premature brake jobs resulting from cracked liners

The coating was developed by ArvinMeritor engineers specifically to resist micro-abrasion caused by the movement of the brake lining against the shoe table during normal use. Rust-jacking occurs when rust forms on bare shoe metal under the lining, which can then lift and crack. It’s been a recurring industry issue, exacerbated by the increased use of harsh liquid chemicals as winter road solvents.
 
The company says it conducted tests of these new reman shoes to evaluate surface rust after more than 400 hours of exposure to salt and road solvents. It says they achieved the highest possible ASTM1 scale rating of 10 (less than 0.01% percent surface rust. It’s claimed that two competitive shoes had ratings of 1 (50% surface rust) and 2 (33% surface rust).

Starting in May, these new remanufactured shoes will be standard on all Meritor remanufactured production shoes with ‘MA’ and ‘R’ prefixes -- Meritor MG1, MG2L, MG2, CG, and MET OEM aftermarket shoes; and Fras-Le F550, F555, F577, F560, F587, F787T, and Combo shoes.

ArvinMeritor will make the PlatinumShield coating available to all OEM customers later in 2009 for new truck/trailer brake applications.