Brake pads refined: MEYLE Platinum Pads to meet highest demands and protect the environment

Hamburg, 30.09.2014. As of now, Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG supplies brake pads with a newly formulated friction material mix. On account of the changing requirements that premium-class models and vans impose on state-of-the-art brake technology the Hamburg-based company's in-house engineers have developed the MEYLE Platinum Pads designed to offer uncompromising driving comfort and unrivalled performance. In numerous real-time tests MEYLE Platinum Pads have demonstrated their supremacy. To reduce environmental impact resulting from brake pad scuff latest-generation MEYLE Platinum Pads – like the preceding models – do not use copper or any other heavy metal.

Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG supplies a comprehensive range of MEYLE parts for the brake system including brake hoses, brake disks, brake pad sets, disc brakes, brake shoe kits, brake drums, brake master cylinders and wheel cylinders. As fleets change, so do the demands placed on safety-critical components. This is why Wulf Gaertner Autoparts engineers continually review the MEYLE range to ensure part quality meets highest standards and to identify potential for further improvement.

Thus for example MEYLE brake pads now feature a new material mix specially designed to withstand the high loads applied on the brakes in heavy-weight applications such as premium-class models and vans. Extensive real-time tests carried out at professional test grounds testify to the MEYLE brakes' outstanding brake behaviour and friction coefficient. Follow this link to see a video on the test results: https://www.youtube.com/user/MEYLETV

The new MEYLE Platinum Pads feature damping shims fitted to the reverse of the pad’s support plate. These shims are designed to neutralise vibration and prevent brake squeal. To reduce the level of noxious substances released to the environment as a result of brake pad wear the newly formulated MEYLE Platinum Pad - like its predecessors - does not employ copper or any other heavy metal additives.

Car technicians can find valuable advice on the removal and installation of brake pads in a new video of the "The MEYLE Mechanics" on the company's "MEYLE TV" YouTube channel. Besides many useful tips from the field, the video explains why it is advisable to use ceramic paste instead of copper paste to grease the calliper bracket.

Here is the link to the video: http://youtu.be/p9VQGsH4lEs