The assembly (10) has a portion of cast iron brake housing (12) cast around another portion of a cylindrical steel air chamber (14). The chamber has a front shell and a rear shell that are joined together at a crimping point. The rear shell closes an open ...

A hydraulic brake valve (10) comprising a body (12), a passageway (14) defined in the body, an inlet (16) to the passageway, an outlet (18) from the passageway and a movable valve member (20) in the passageway, said valve member having a first condition bl...

A bi-directional braking assembly (10) for a vehicle includes a hydraulic booster assembly (24,26) for applying proportional fluid pressure to a brake assembly (11,13) and is actuated by a forward pedal (16,18). A master cylinder (32,34) actuated by a rear...

An axle and brake mounting assembly (40) includes a brake carrier (44) secured directly to the axle (42). In one example, the brake carrier includes a portion that completely surrounds a corresponding portion of the axle. The brake carrier in one example i...

A vehicle suspension assembly (30) includes a device for securing an axle (42) to a selected suspension component (32). A seat member (46) that is received between the axle and the suspension component includes an axle adaptor as part of the seat member. A...