Description: Automatic Slack Adjuster
Condition: New 
Brand: Bendix® 
Part Number: K041743 

• Weight: 7 lbs
• Fit for: Navistar, International, Kenworth, Peterbilt - 548
• Functions:
  
  • Safety: The adjuster is a critical safety component, as its proper functioning is essential for preventing accidents.
    
  • Automatic adjustment: The adjuster constantly monitors the brake shoe-to-drum clearance and automatically adjusts it as needed.
  • Brake shoe clearance maintenance: The adjuster maintains the correct brake shoe-to-drum clearance, preventing excessive wear and tear on the brakes.
    
  • Brake fade prevention: By maintaining the correct clearance, the adjuster helps prevent brake fade, which can occur when the brakes become overheated due to excessive friction.

A part of the Knorr-Bremse Group, Bendix® provides the automotive and truck parts industry with cutting-edge energy management solutions, active safety technologies, and air brake charging for tractors, buses, commercial vehicles, trailers, as well as medium- and heavy-duty trucks throughout North America. Headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems employs over 3,200 people who work hand in hand for the accomplishment of the brand's vision: "to become the leading worldwide supplier of active vehicle safety systems within the commercial vehicle industry." This brand takes pride in being the first to introduce many notable parts and technologies to the North American commercial vehicle market. Among these many firsts are the groundbreaking air brake system technologies such as air dryers, air compressors, and ABS. At Bendix, exceeding industry standards is a strict requirement.