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 brakes sticking on due to recent snow and slush conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 16th February 1940 | |
| 1029 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/ML.16.2.40. BRAKES STICKING ON. Following the recent weather conditions of deep snow and slush a number of cases of brakes sticking on due to various causes have occurred. We give below a list of the detail troubles which have arisen. 11.B.V. The rear brakes of this car failed to release themselves entirely due to the following causes:- (1) Centre bearing of shoe equaliser lever in O.S. rear drum seized with rust. (2) O.S. rear wedge unit plungers tight in housing due to rust. (3) O.S. rear wedge binding due to misalignment of rods from rear axle equaliser to wedges, combined with very closely fitting pins. (4) Servo equaliser linkage binding due to misalignment and close fits. (5) Servo sticking on due to internal rusting. The water appeared to have entered the servo via the bearings adjacent to the cams. 2.B.50. Both front and rear brakes of this chassis were found to be stuck on in the garage due to the following:- - Continued - | ||