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Caliper-mounted or hub-mounted? RTI's caliper-mount lathes are the best at producing "near zero" runout automatically and can be used if the bearing is, or can be, pre-loaded. RTI's hub-mount lathes can be used in more applications than caliper-mount lathes, but hub-mount lathes are more difficult to set up in order to eliminate runout below 0.001" (0.025mm). Therefore, some vehicle brake jobs benefit from a caliper-mount lathe, while in other applications, a hub-mount lathe is ideal.

With RTI's new "hub arm" technology, a combination caliper-mount/hub-mount hybrid has been developed to give you the best of both worlds. The special aluminum hub arm with heavy-duty roller bearings allows the new BRC40 Caliper-Mount Mini Lathe to be used as an hub-mount lathe. The hub arm is called the BRC440. It works very much like the RTI BRC450 Hub-Mount Lathe, except it uses the same cutting head and drive as the BRC40. When the BRC440 is used with the BRC40 Mini Lathe, it is called the BRC480 (BRC475 respectively for BRC35).The BRC480 is slightly more flexible because of the BRC40 Mini Lathe's ability to fit in tighter access wheel wells. But, for economy-minded shops the BRC475 is better.

• For vehicles with pre-loaded bearings, choose the caliper-mount setup, insert the listed adapter, install cylinder clamps, and resurface the rotor with unbelievable precision.
• For other vehicles, install the hub arm, perform the rapid runout compensation setup and go!