Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems AUTOMATIC SLACK ADJUSTER User Manual
Limited warranty automatic slack adjusters
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (“Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser that Bendix
®
ASA-5
®
, Bendix
®
Versajust
™
,
and Spicer
®
Automatic Slack Adjusters will be free from defects in materials or workmanship. This warranty is for the periods shown
below, whichever occurs first, provided that the automatic slack adjuster is maintained as outlined in Bendix
®
Service Data Sheet
(SD-05-1269 for the ASA-5 slack, or SD-05-4630 for the Versajust slack) or Spicer
®
Manual (BW7257). Both the yoke and yoke pin
must be returned with the product for warranty consideration.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Automatic Slack Adjusters
BW7212 © 2011 Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC • 03/11 • www.foundationbrakes.com
Type of Operation
Bendix
®
ASA-5
®
Slack Adjuster
Bendix
®
Versajust
™
Automatic Slack Adjuster
OE & Service New
Remanufactured
OE & Service New
Years Miles (Km) Hours Years Miles (Km) Hours Years Miles (Km) Hours
Line Haul Tractor, Line Haul
Trailer, Interstate Truck
5
500,000
(800,000)
18,000
3
300,000
(480,000)
10,800
6
1,000,000
(1,600,000) 21,600
P & D Tractor, P & D Trailer,
Intercity Truck, Charter Bus,
Interstate Bus, School Bus
3
300,000
(480,000)
10,800
1
100,000
(160,000)
3,600
3
300,000
(480,000)
10,800
Transit Bus, Refuse Hauler, Dump
Truck, Cement Truck, Other
2
200,000
(320,000)
7,200
1
100,000
(160,000)
3,600
2
200,000
(320,000)
7,200
Type of Operation
Spicer
®
Slack Adjuster
OE
AfterMarket
Years
Miles (Km)
Hours Years
Miles (Km)
Hours
Line Haul Tractor
6
750,000 (1,200,000)
21,600
1
100,000 (160,000)
3,600
All Others Except Trailers
2
100,000 (160,000)
3,600
Trailer Reduced Maintenance
6
1,000,000 (1,600,000)
21,600
Trailer No-Lube
3
Unlimited
10,800
The limited warranty does not cover defects or damage
caused by abuse, misuse, road debris, accidents or improper
installation, maintenance or service, or use in non-standard
vehicle applications that have not been approved by Bendix
Spicer Foundation Brake or which do not meet Bendix Spicer
Foundation Brake specifications and guidelines.
Product:
Product claimed to be defective must be returned freight prepaid
via the Original Equipment (OE) dealership or authorized
Company distributor within thirty (30) days after the date any
defect is first discovered.
Unauthorized repairs will void this
limited warranty.
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake will inspect the product and
make the final determination as to whether the product is covered
under the terms of this warranty. When a claim is allowed,
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake’s responsibility is limited at the
Company’s sole option, to repair or replace the defective product
with a remanufactured exchange unit. The replacement unit will
be warranted for the remaining time period, mileage, or hours of
the original warranty.
Labor:
For the first twelve (12) months, 100,000 miles (160,000
kilometers), or 3,600 hours, whichever comes first, the Company
will reimburse at its current labor rate applied to the standard
hours allowed in Removal and Replacement Schedule (BW1322)
when the defective product has been installed.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ARISING
BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND IN NO EVENT WILL
BENDIX SPICER FOUNDATION BRAKE LLC BE LIABLE
FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PROGRESSIVE, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, COSTS INCURRED FOR SERVICE CALLS, TOWING, OR
DOWNTIME.