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Did you work with McCord? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. McCord, sold from the 1930s until the 1980s. It and McQuay branded cylinder head gaskets are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have contained compressed asbestos fiber sheet bonded with metallic facing throughout mid-20th-century engine service. Compressed asbestos fiber sheet with metallic facing, allegedly used in McCord and McQuay branded head gaskets sold to OEM and aftermarket channels. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Automotive mechanics (independent + dealership), Engine rebuilders, Machine shop workers, and DIY shade-tree mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around McCord and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
McCord (later associated with the McQuay-Norris family of automotive parts brands) is alleged in publicly filed asbestos litigation records to have manufactured cylinder head gaskets containing compressed asbestos fiber sheet bonded with copper or steel facing. These allegedly asbestos-bearing head gaskets were reportedly distributed to both OEM service programs and the independent aftermarket from the 1930s into the 1980s. The compressed asbestos sealing layer was allegedly selected for its resistance to combustion-side temperatures and coolant-side chemistry.
Workers Exposed
Court filings allegedly describe exposure among automotive mechanics performing head gasket R&Rs on domestic and imported engines, engine rebuilders cleaning decks with wire wheels and dry scrapers, machine shop workers running deck-surfacing and hot-tank operations, DIY shade-tree mechanics doing weekend head jobs in home garages, and industrial engine mechanics servicing stationary and agricultural power units. Gasket-set assemblers who cut and packaged sheet inventory are also alleged to have faced fiber release.
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