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).
The distortion of the Goshawk brakes sheet metal carrier bracket due to grease gun application.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\2January1926-March1926\ Scan78 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1926 | |
| Expl: Report. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Expl: No. ORIGINAL Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL/LG12.2.26. V5360 X5980 V5540 GOSHAWK BRAKES. Distortion of sheet metal carrier bracket. Several instances have occurred of the distortion of the sheet metal cam-operating shaft carrier bracket on the rear axle due to the application of a grease gun to the lubricator provided. If a grease gun is applied to the lubricator at A, Fig.1, it is noticed that the bracket bends from the point B, in [Text on blueprint] FIG. 1 DISTORTION OF GOSHAWK REAR BRAKE ACTUATING SHAFT BRACKET OWING TO USE OF GREASE GUN. | ||