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).
Letter from France regarding petrol availability, cross member observations, and brake adjustments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0094 | |
| Date | 18th July 1934 | |
| V6553a To HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} From G.W.H. Hotel de France, Châteauroux. Indre. France. 18th July 1934. 4 B IV. We have received your letter of the 16th. We have no knowledge of petrol containing lead being procurable in France, but we are making investigations. We are watching the cross member you spoke about, and, so far we have not observed any twisting. The rubbers were not actually in line to start with, but so far this alignment has not altered. BRAKES. The wear up to the present mileage has been very little, one half turn on the NS{Norman Scott} front none on the offside. Two half turns on both the rear. We are not obtaining the front braking that we should and are looking for reasons other than the Servo, which we believe is efficient. We have noted that the setting of the front equalizing shaft levers are too forward - one tooth in the equalizing box. This reduces the leverage to the brakes. We are therefore going to alter this condition. G W Hancock G.W.H. | ||