Meritor MXL driveline now available to aftermarket

ArvinMeritor announced at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas that it will offer its Meritor MXL (Meritor Extended Lube) driveline to the North American aftermarket. The MXL driveline was designed for truck operators who want reduced maintenance costs – up to $340 per truck in total service costs, according to Meritor – and a longer warranty. The Meritor MXL is supplied with the same product ratings and application guidelines as the popular Meritor 17N, 176N and 18N series. A new 16N series for medium-duty vehicles will be available in spring 2011.

“The MXL combines the simplicity and durability of the proven RN U-joint design with the premium sealing capability of the RPL permanently lubed product,” said Doug Ringer, product manager, Drivelines, Aftermarket for ArvinMeritor.

ArvinMeritor introduced the MXL series of greaseable drivelines – with 100,000-mile lubrication intervals and a three-year, 300,000-mile warranty in linehaul service – as an original equipment component in March 2009. It joins the RPL permanently-lubricated driveline in the Meritor family of driveline products for commercial vehicles.