At this year’s Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) trade show, Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced the launch of several key service parts that have been specifically designed for powertrains to optimize the benefits of engine downspeeding.
More than 150 heavy-duty genuine Spicer® part numbers have been added for the Spicer® AdvanTEK® 40 series tandem drive axles and Spicer Life Series® SPL® 350 driveshafts and universal joints.
The new service items include genuine Spicer universal joints, axle carriers, axle housings, axle shafts, yokes, seals, overhaul kits, power dividers, and more. A
ll have been designed to effectively handle and manage the high torques and stresses on driveshafts, axles, and inter-axle shafts associated with downspeeding.
Dana’s Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axles are available in five ratios to support engine downspeeding, including the industry’s fastest at 2.26:1. The axles enable increased overall vehicle efficiency of 2% and can save more than 2,700 gallons of fuel over five years.
As a system, AdvanTEK axles and SPL driveshafts can supply up to a million miles of life expectancy in a powertrain designed for engine downspeeding. www.dana.com/aftermarket.