Technical drawing illustrating axle torsional movement and its effect on brake pedal travel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\5\ 05-page001 | |
| Date | 26th January 1926 guessed | |
| METHOD OF CONDUCTING TEST FRONT OF CAR POINTS FIXED RELATIVE TO THE FRAME 1, 2, 3 ETC. IN RELATION TO THE AXLE WHEN THE LATTER WINDS UP ON THE SPRINGS DUE TO TORQUE APPLIED TO LOCKED ROAD WHEELS. SCALE 1/1 HAND & FOOT BRAKE MAX MOVEMENT OF LEVER & FOOT BRAKE AND HAND BRAKE ON STOP 3.600 LOST LEVER MOVEMENT DUE TO AXLE WIND-UP C OF AXLE 5.375" E.A.C.7 AXLE TORSIONAL MOVEMENT AS EFFECTING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).