A Rear Disc Brake for American Passenger Cars

741064

02/01/1974

Event
International Automobile Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
Rear disc brakes were released as standard equipment on 1975 Mark IV and as a regular production option on 1975 Lincoln, Thunderbird, and Mercury. This brake is the result of a joint Ford/Kelsey-Hayes design and development effort. The key feature is a single-piston sliding caliper with an integral, self-adjusting parking brake mechanism. The design offers great flexibility in packaging on various car lines and on different axles.
This paper describes the major features of the design and the significant problems found and overcome in the development program.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/741064
Pages
15
Citation
Ballard, C., Emmons, R., Janosi, F., and Goering, K., "A Rear Disc Brake for American Passenger Cars," SAE Technical Paper 741064, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/741064.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1974
Product Code
741064
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English