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From the Pedal to the Pad

From the Pedal to the Pad
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Pedal systems Hydraulic components Brake boosters/actuators Drum brake components Disc brake components Safety solutions Electrical parking brake Molykote ® Lubricants for Brake Applications

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Molykote® Brake Solutions– From the Pedal to the Pad When it comes to providing safety, dependability, comfort and value in increasingly sophisticated automobile brake systems, designers and engineers around the world turn to Molykote® for lubrication solutions from Dow Corning. For trouble-free performance under changing conditions, you can trust Molykote engineers to provide brake lubrication solutions early in your design process for smooth operation and to minimize costly, time-consuming changes. We can even customize products, eliminating the guesswork that can run up costs and delay...

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Pedal systems Silicone- or polyolen-based greases can satisfy lubrication requirements of new pedal joint designs that use polymeric composites of glass-ber-reinforced thermoplastics. Silicone-based greases show very good dampening and anti-vibration properties due to excellent low temperature behavior and high viscosity capability. Brake boosters Greases are the best choice to provide good lubricity and sealing capability at low temperatures (as low as -40°C) and are compatible with a wide range of different plastics and rubbers, especially guide pin, sliding boot, reaction disc, plunger...

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Molykote® Long-life Specialty Lubricants Ordinary lubricants often cannot meet the increased technical demands of today’s sophisticated brake systems. In many applications, specialty lubricants are required to perform under extreme conditions such as low and high temperatures, variable speeds and loads, and exposure to water and dust. Good compatibility with rubbers used in automotive brake systems is also essential. The Molykote line of specialty lubricants for brake systems includes: • Greases – thick or semi-uid dispersions of a thickening agent in a lubricating liquid. High-performance...

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Testing Capabilities Dow Corning automotive centers in Germany, Japan and the United States feature a wide range of equipment for designing, testing and validating our lubricants and other materials specifically for brake applications. To help you to select the right specialty lubricants for your application in the brake segment, we can perform Mechanical/Dynamical Tests Lubricity/plastic compatibility Lubricity/plastic compatibility Life time/high temperature Life time/wear/load Lubricity/stick slip Life time/lubricity/wear Load carry capacity/wear Water compatibility Test Grease Paste...

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Dow Corning: One Company, Many Automotive Solutions As the global leader in silicon-based technology and with more than 60 years of experience as a leading automotive supplier, Dow Corning provides products, services and business solutions to meet your needs exactly. Whether you need to boost performance, lower costs, or increase customer satisfaction with your automotive systems, modules and components, we have experts who can help. When you select Dow Corning as your business partner, you get fully integrated application and engineering support along with high-quality products and...

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Recommended Molykote® products Product feature Lubrication of pedal joints, good plastic compatibility High temperature silicone sealing Lubrication of compressor O-ring, guide pin compressor Lubrication, assembly aid for O-ring and brake uid reservoir Lubrication of plastic cylinder/diaphragm Lubrication at -40°C, good plastic compatibility Lubrication at -40°C, good plastic compatibility Lubrication at -40°C, good plastic compatibility Lubrication, corrosion protection of screw Lubrication, corrosion protection of cam Lubrication, corrosion protection of backing plate Lubrication of...

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How To Contact Us Dow Corning has sales ofces, manufacturing sites, as well as science and technology laboratories around the globe. For more information, visit www.dowcorning.com/automotive or www.molykote.com, or call one of our primary locations listed here. Global Presence. Local Support. Your Global Connection in the automotive market enables World Headquarters (United States) Telephone: + 1 989 496 6000 centrally while providing consistent Automotive Development Center N. America Telephone: + 1 734 454 2000 high-quality products and services Brazil Dow Corning do Brasil Ltda....

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