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).
Causes of squeaking brakes and potential solutions involving new dampers and materials from Ferodo Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\3\ 03-page224 | |
| Date | 22th March 1926 | |
| To CWB. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X5940 Hal/LG22.3.26. SQUEAKING BRAKES. X8420 We are not able to state the exact cause of squeaking brakes. We know of a number of causes but we do not know of any means of eliminating them squeaking entirely. Before we can help you, we should want to know whether it is the front or rear brakes which squeak. In the case of the 20 HP. we have recently fitted a new form of damper. This is an improvement over the original type although we know it will not eliminate all brake squeaks. Are we receiving less complaints with cars fitted with the new damper? There is a proposal that a similar form of damper shall be fitted to the rear brakes on the 40/50. We are also in constant touch with Ferodo Ltd. They are sending us this week some more material which may or may not improve matters. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||