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Old 05-24-2012, 08:23 AM   #1
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Default Brake shoe linings manufactured in asbestos is legal in the US

Brake shoe linings manufactured in asbestos is legal in the US. Asbestos is still being used in brake pads. It is not banned in brakes, clutches or gaskets. If you go to the this EPA link they list what's banned and what's not.

http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/asbbans2.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ban.html

What's considered dangerous is not the presence of Asbestos but any large loose Asbestos fibers. Like the old Asbestos cloth fibers. Brake dust fibers are well ground and consequently not likely to cause any harm unless you inhale them every day. Asbestos fibers are shaped like fish hooks and over time can accumulate in and irritate your lungs because they embed themselves. Bottom line, wear a mask because you can never be too sure what’s going into your lungs!
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Old 05-24-2012, 09:10 AM   #2
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Default Re: Brake shoe linings manufactured in asbestos is legal in the US

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Over the past 50 yrs or so I've done thousands of brake jobs and clutches.. Back in the dark ages of drum brakes you would blow out the drums and backing plates and dive into the cloud and go to work..

Asbestos was used for everything.. My grandfather and I would mix that stuff up and plaster everything with it.. No one used face masks back then..

Just saying,, I'm not trying to make a point..
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