ADAPTIVE TORQUE PLATES.

摘要

An arrangement for securing a carrier for a brake to an axle housing of a vehicle includes a torque plate having an attachment portion securable to the carrier and an annular mounting section securable to a backing plate on the axle housing. The annular mounting section is provided with pluralities of alignment holes and mounting slots, permitting adjustment of a torque plate clocking angle. By way of a torque plate configured in accordance with this invention, clocking angle adjustments can be made in increments of under three degrees.