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BRAKES - SHOES & PADS
| With the Bowes quality and the technology of Kevlar®, the Bowes Brake Pads are the best pads available in the industry. |
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| Brake Pads with Kevlar®, a registered trademark of the DuPont Corporation, are designed for the professional installer. |
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Super Quiet |
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Long Life |
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Asbestos Free |
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Contain Kevlar® |
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Up-to-date Cataloging |
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Competitive prices |
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| Kevlar® - a revolutionary, space-age aramid fiber is the key to the superior characteristics of Bowes Brake Pads. This is the same fiber used in bullet-proof vests. Kevlar® replaces conventional asbestos as the key friction ingredient. Kevlar's® ultrahigh tensile strength and heat resistance qualities improve the friction material's performance. This provides long, safe, quiet, worry-free driving. |
| Myths About Kevlar® |
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| One Kevlar® pad can be used to replace both standard and semi-metallic pads. |
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False - There are standard and semi-metallic Kevlar® pads. Kevlar® is a replacement for asbestos, not metal. An improved alternative for asbestos, Kevler® is compounded with metal to make semi-metallic pads. Where originally equipped with semi-metallic pads, a semi-metallic Kevlar® pad should be used. |
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| Kevlar® pads are noisier than standard asbestos pads. |
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False - Kevlar® is actually softer and thus quieter than asbestos. Chatter and squealing are caused by improper installation (not turning the rotors, etc.) and improper application (using an organic Kevlar® pad where metallic is recommended). Using an organic pad in the place of a metallic causes the pad to glaze and crack due to heat. The Kevlar® in the metallic pads work with the metal to reduce heat, prolong pad life and operate quieter. |
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| Kevlar® pads don't last as long as asbestos pads. |
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False - Kevlar® actually lasts longer than asbestos. Only in improper applications will Kevlar® fail prematurely - as will any pad improperly installed. Kevlar® pads outlast and outperform conventional pads. |
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