EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AXLES FITTED WITH 6 BOLT BRAKE DRUMS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST 2000. THESE BRAKE DRUMS HAD UNDERGONE A DESIGN CHANGE WHICH RENDERED THEM INCOMPATIBLE WITH CERTAIN CAST ALUMINUM WHEELS PRODUCED BY AMERICAN RACING EQUIPMENT, INC. BRAKE DRUMS USED WITH THESE WHEELS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT MOUNTING SURFACE AREA FOR SUPPORT OF THESE WHEELS.
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AXLES. THE HUBS USED ON SOME OF THESE AXLES HAVE AN OVERSIZED WHEEL PILOT DIAMETER WHICH PREVENTS PROPER SEATING OF THE WHEEL.
A METALLURGICAL DEFECT IN THE AXLE SPINDLES CAUSES BRITTLENESS AND POSSIBLE BREAKAGE.