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Originally Posted by asid61
When I looked at it, it looked like there was an odd rough brown material, not something like aluminum on aluminum.
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We used 410 Stainless Steel to make a "disc" that pushed against a High Friction Molded Brake & Clutch Lining Sheet. It works just like a disc brake, except the forces are applied axially about the point of rotation.
As you can see, the disc spins and slides on a 3/8" hex shaft. This allowed us to install the disc brake outside of the gearbox. It was the smallest solution we could come up with.
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