Barb Knox wrote:

My early-1980's old F&P autowasher has a friction clutch consisting of two
spring-loaded copper arms pressing against the inside of a copper cylinder
(which is indeed open to the floor). It contains no asbestos, or anything
else.

What number is it?

An F&P guide for models 274, 390, 400, gives:

Clutch:

Centrifugal type, two curved shoes with bonded fibre pads.



In cars `bonded' was where the brake linings were bonded rather than riveted
to the shoes.

D. Gerasimatos wrote:
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Brian Sandle wrote:
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Col^ Imstill@the bar.com wrote:

So when you die you want to be put back in the womb ?


Why not?


Then you hope that when you next are playing around on the floor while
parent is doing the washing that the dose of asbestos coming from the
washing machine is minimal. The old F&P Autowashers have their clutch open
to the floor. I suppose there would not be much im comparison to what
comes from old car brakes, onto the garage floor. I think some brake
manufacturers got rid of asbestos sometime around 1990?


What does this have to do with asbestos being disposed of in a landfill?


Dimitri


And Col & I are not Aucklanders.