Abstract: A brake assembly having a guide pin assembly that slidably couples a brake caliper to a brake carrier. The guide pin assembly may include a resilient member that extends between a bushing and a sleeve. The sleeve may be mounted to the brake carrier. The brake caliper may be slidable along the bushing.

Abstract: A brake assembly and a method of adjusting a brake assembly. A tool may be insertable through a through hole in a caliper housing and into a shaft cavity of a shaft of a wear adjuster mechanism that is configured to adjust a running clearance of a brake pad assembly.

Abstract: A brake assembly having a sensor assembly that is received inside a shaft of a wear adjuster mechanism. The wear adjuster mechanism may be at least partially received inside a piston that may be rotatable about the axis and may be at least partially received in a tappet. The sensor may provide a signal that is indicative of rotation of the shaft.

Abstract: A system and method of checking sealing of a brake caliper housing. The method may include determining a level of moisture in a cavity of a brake caliper housing with a sensor. In another configuration, the method may determine whether a detected pressure inside the cavity remains stable for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A wheel end support assembly and method of assembly. The assembly may include a spindle, a brake torque plate, and a locator bushing. The locator bushing is received in a first locator hole of the spindle and a second locator hole of the brake torque plate and aligns the brake torque plate to the spindle.

Abstract: A brake assembly and a method of assembly. The brake housing may include a housing assembly, a retainer bracket, and a pad shield. The retainer bracket may be secured to the housing assembly. The pad shield may be installable onto and/or removable from the retainer bracket when the retainer bracket is secured to the housing assembly.

Abstract: A brake pad retraction spring that includes a coil, first and second biasing arms, and first and second biasing tips. The first and second biasing arms may extend from the center coil. The first and second biasing tips may extend from ends of the first and second biasing arms, respectively.

Abstract: A brake assembly having a retraction spring and a method of assembly. The retraction spring may extend between first and second brake pad assemblies. The retraction spring may include a coil and may have an end or tip that may be received in a hole in a backplate of a brake pad assembly.

Abstract: A brake carrier and a method of manufacture. The brake carrier may have leading and trailing brake pad abutments. The leading brake pad abutment may have an unmachined leading wall surface and an unmachined leading floor surface. The trailing brake pad abutment may have a trailing wall surface and a trailing floor surface, at least one of which may be machined.

Abstract: A brake assembly having a retraction spring. The retraction spring may be mounted to a first brake pad module and a second brake pad module. The retraction spring may have an anti-rotation feature that inhibits rotation of the retraction spring. The anti-rotation feature may engage the first brake pad module.

Abstract: A brake housing assembly including a brake housing and a bearing support. The brake housing may have a recess defining a recess axis, the recess having a base and a recess wall, the base defining a base contour. The bearing support may have a projection defining a bearing support axis, the projection having an end and a projection wall, the end defining an end contour corresponding to the base contour such that with the end in engagement with the base the end contour and base contour cooperate to align the bearing support axis with the recess axis.

Abstract: A brake assembly and a method of assembling a brake assembly. The brake assembly may have an actuator mount that may have a tapered mounting hole. A mounting feature of a brake actuator may be insertable into the mounting hole at an oblique angle with respect to a mounting hole axis.

Abstract: A brake assembly having a retraction spring and a method of assembly. The retraction spring may extend between first and second brake pad assemblies. The retraction spring may include a coil and, may have an end or tip that may be received in a hole in a backplate of a. brake'pad assembly.

Abstract: A brake caliper housing includes a first end wall, a second end wall, and a transverse wall that extends from the first end wall to the second end wall. The brake caliper housing includes a first bearing protrusion that extends from the first end wall and the transverse wall, and that defines a first lateral bearing surface and a first arcuate bearing surface that extends from the first lateral bearing surface.

Abstract: A method of making a brake caliper housing includes providing a first die and a second die that cooperate to define a cavity when disposed against each other along a mating plane. The method further includes introducing molten material into the cavity to cast the brake caliper housing. One or more surfaces of the brake caliper housing may be machined.

Abstract: A brake carrier and a method of manufacture. The brake carrier may have leading and trailing brake pad abutments. The leading brake pad abutment may have an unmachined leading wall surface and an unmachined leading floor surface. The trailing brake pad abutment may have a trailing wall surface and a trailing floor surface, at least one of which may be machined.

Abstract: A brake caliper housing includes a first end wall, a second end wall, and a transverse wall that extends from the first end wall to the second end wall. The brake caliper housing includes a first bearing protrusion that extends from the first end wall and the transverse wall, and that defines a first lateral bearing surface and a first arcuate bearing surface that extends from the first lateral bearing surface.

Abstract: A method of making a brake caliper housing includes providing a first die and a second die that cooperate to define a cavity when disposed against each other along a mating plane. The method further includes introducing molten material into the cavity to cast the brake caliper housing. One or more surfaces of the brake caliper housing may be machined.

Abstract: A brake assembly having a housing and a bridge. The bridge may have a first arm and a second arm. The first arm may have first inner and outer mounting bosses that may be spaced apart and may be coupled to the housing. The second arm may have second inner and outer mounting bosses that may be spaced apart from each other and may be coupled to the housing.

Abstract: A brake carrier and a method of manufacture. The brake carrier may have leading and trailing brake pad abutments. The leading brake pad abutment may have an unmachined leading wall surface and an unmachined leading floor surface. The trailing brake pad abutment may have a trailing wall surface and a trailing floor surface, at least one of which may be machined.