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).
Brake performance satisfaction and rectification procedures for the 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\2\ scan0119 | |
| Date | 30th November 1923 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X.9940 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thn12/H30.11.23. RE. 12-EM - 40/50 10,000 MILES PRODUCTION CAR. X.9940 X.4601 With reference your memo. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG26.11.23., it would appear to us from the remarks in the first paragraph that you do not consider the 40/50 chassis which you have with four wheel brakes to be altogether satisfactory. Is this so, as I understood that such complaints as you had with these cars were rectified immediately they were handed over to you. With regard to your remarks that cases of ineffective braking have always been cured by 'setting' of the brake shoes - we shall be glad if you can give us details of such setting and bedding of the shoes so that we can instruct our various service stations accordingly and also that BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} can instruct the Works for production. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thn. | ||