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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 a sheet metal carrier bracket for Goshawk brakes caused by grease gun application.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5\3\  03-page219
Date  1st February 1926
  
Exptl: Report.
Exptl: No. X 5360
Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL/LG12.2.26.
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} EY.
c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
GOSHAWK BRAKES. 45980
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 IMRN
Fig 1.
DISTORTION OF GOSHAWK REAR BRAKE ACTUATING SHAFT BRACKET OWING TO USE OF GREASE GUN.
  
  


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