July/August 2018

They make pads I rely on Krzysztof Hołowczyc - Polish rally star, three-time Polish Champion, ERC – Champion, winner of Cross Country Classification, 3 rd place winner of Dakar Rally www.breck.pl Lumag Ltd office@lumagltd.co.uk +44 (0) 121 520 1160 upsell opportunities like brake fluid replacements, while improving vehicle safety for customers.” Euro Car Parts supplies brake fluid tester kits, which includes a boiling point tester to show the actual boiling point on a digital display, so a customer can see the fluid levels themselves, before and after fluid has been changed. “Using the tool, repairers can quickly and easily convert initial fluid inspections into valid replacements. This then presents an opportunity to offer a comprehensive, complete diagnostic brake check to the customer to ensure that this safety critical system is fully operational.” True Originals ZF Aftermarket offers an all-makes braking programme under the TRW brand. Taken to market as part of TRW’s ‘Corner Module’ offer of braking, steering and suspension parts, it is brought to life through the ‘True Originals’ campaign. ‘True Originals’ highlights a handful of the 4,000 scientists, designers and engineers who are involved in developing ZF Aftermarket’s TRW branded parts. UK Marketing Manager Kevin Price explains: “The ‘True Originals’ campaign uses our own employees to bring the brand to life. We show how TRW injects every bit of its OE knowledge, experience and technical innovation into its aftermarket parts.” Having designed and manufactured complete braking systems for vehicle manufacturers for decades, this technology has been directly transferred into its aftermarket offer for more than 20 years. Brian Newell, Technical Field Sales Manager, ZF Aftermarket explains: “Under the TRW brand the business offers a range of High Carbon Discs which offer better stability and performance for more powerful vehicles. With better thermal conductivity and heat dissipation, they offer optimum performance and are less likely to distort and suffer from noise vibration and harshness (NVH) problems such as hot judder and brake squeal.” A small range of black painted TRW branded discs was introduced in 2007. “These discs were coated in a special paint,” explains Brian, “developed in-house in partnership with a major VM. Now, due to customer demand, every TRW branded disc comes black painted, as standard. They are supplied in a special paper which inhibits corrosion instead of an oil film coating, saving workshops time as it eliminates the need to degrease before fitting.“ Also in 2007, the TRW brand introduced an integrated solution – disc, wheel bearings and ABS sensor ring – providing mounted wheel bearings assembled with equipment that ensures correct pressing in of the wheel bearings. This is coupled with either a ‘toothed’ or ‘magnetic’ ABS phonic ring – depending on the OE specification – and all the necessary fixing screws and dust caps. “Bearings and sensor rings should be replaced each time a disc is changed,” says Brian. “Attempting to reuse either the bearing or the ABS phonic ring could leave them weak and damaged. In addition, if the bearing is not pressed in at the exact angle, it causes higher friction of the turning parts which can cause serious damage and failure,” he concludes. 42 AFTERMARKET JULY/AUGUST 2018 BRAKES Left: Brake fluid moisture tester from Pagid www.aftermarketonline.net