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).
Internal memorandum discussing brake squeaks and the implementation of the Hancock scheme for chassis being shipped to America.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\5\ 05-page248 | |
| Date | 18th December 1930 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X7930. RECEIVED 18 DEC 1930 To BY from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Brake Squeaks. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E17.12.30 Copy to Mr. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 18.12.30. I am in receipt of BY3/G.18.12.30 and Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/MJ. The standardisation sheet has not yet reached me and I expect is with the Accounts for costing purposes. Before agreeing to this being brought in on N.2. Series I should like to have information in regard to the cost of scrap. As regards chassis for America in view of the distance that separates us and the expense that would be entailed in dealing with complaints of brake squeaks that might arise out there, I feel that we should definitely arrange to fit the Hancock scheme to all chassis for America, and if, as I understand, the first 4 cars are being built with the standard brake shoes, they should be changed before the chassis are shipped. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||