Railroad Friction Products manufactures COBRA® high-friction and low-friction composition brake shoes, specialty shoes, and disc brake linings for ... including conditioning and cleaning the wheel ...

This part of the wheel is used as a reference for the measurement. The axle mounted MiniProf BT Brake instrument is mounted on the outer diameter of the brake disc and is attached using magnetic ...

The company says the Pro-Cut X1 HD On-Truck Brake Lathe can cut down a heavy-duty brake resurfacing job from six-hours, to 30 minutes.

Friction causes the disc and attached wheel to slow or stop. Brakes convert motion to heat, and if the brakes get too hot, they become less effective, a phenomenon known as brake fade. The ...