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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wolfgang Melinat, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 7345 ; 188 7334 ; 188 7335 ;
Abstract
One-piece mounting pins are threaded into a caliper housing flange and guided in mounting bracket receiving holes having relatively large clearances between the hole diameters and the pin diameters. Rubber bushings formed as parts of protective boots, are installed at the hole entrances minimize free movement of the caliper housing subassembly on the mounting bracket. One pin may be removed and the caliper housing rotated on the other pin to provide access for removing shoe and lining assemblies.