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).
Requesting the material specification for a washer in a Bendix brake adjusting mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0177 | |
| Date | 24th November 1939 | |
| 1029 To H1/EW. c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}3/JH.24.11.39. Bendix Brakes. We enclose a washerswhich is part of the shoe adjusting mechanism of a Bendix brake. This washer rubs on the shoe every time the brakes are applied and is not lubricated. It appears to be made of a material other than steel to prevent squeaks. Will you please let us know of what material the washer is made. You may scrap the part. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||