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Brake testing procedures, measurements, and observations from a road test.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 12\5\  05-page262
Date  5th March 1931 guessed
  
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Immediately on completion of braking.

Foot Pedal from dash 5"
Front toggles 1" each

When cool 4 3/8" Foot pedal and
Front toggles 1" each.

(3) Brake Hand 70.M.P.H. to 10.MPH. 6 times.
distance required to pull up.

203'. 193'. 178'. 190'. 192'. 184'.

While hot Foot Pedal 4 1/4"
Front toggles 1".
When cold Foot Pedal 4 1/4"
Front toggles 1"

(5) Brake Hand 40.MPH. to 10.MPH. every 1/2 mile for 20 miles.

While hot Foot Pedal 4 1/4"
Front toggles 1"

During the latter part of the test a squeak was noticed from the front and this persisted for the remainder of the run.

Measurements after returning to shop.

Foot Pedal 4 1/4"
Front toggles 1" each.

Miles covered 84.

Weather conditions same as previous run.

A.B.Roberts.
R. {Sir Henry Royce} Pattinson.
  
  
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).


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