The program was designed to complement your method of friction retention on the backing plate. The SL5 method of mechanical attachment now offers affords you options in your manufacturing processes. Processing plates for manufacturing such as blasting and gluing can be time consuming and expensive, this now can become an option as opposed to a necessity. The aggressive and robust hook pattern is designed to give you the optimum mechanical retention and not ‘flatten'out during the molding process. When used with adhesive, the SL5 technology gives you the added assurance in those demanding applications where extra retention is required.

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In our ongoing effort to develop more dependable methods for attaching shims, CTD is please to introduce the Snap-Lock shim retention program.

The Snap-Lock shim program involves a change to our existing Sure-Lock program, the change being the introduction of small pin into the sure-Lock dimple on the backing plate. This small pin is centered in the dimple, with a small crown or mushroom on the top of the pin to prevent the shim from lifting off the backing plate once the shim is installed. The pin is an integral part of the backing plate, formed during the production stage of the plate. This pin can remain as is, when used with a Sure-Lock style of brake shim, or for the added security the pin can be ‘peened' down over the shim. Should you decide to not supply a shim with your particular program, the snap-lock plate is produced to remain below the surface of the backing plate so not to create any potential caliper interference.

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