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).
Letter to Messrs. Morgan Crossley & Co. Ltd. rejecting two types of brake lining due to a tendency to squeak.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\4\ Scan350 | |
| Date | 26th October 1927 | |
| X3409 Expl: Dept: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}2/LG. 26th. Oct. 1927. Messrs. Morgan Crossley & Co.Ltd., Miles Platting, Manchester. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of the 20th.inst. Neither of the two types of lining with which you provided us was free from the tendency to squeak. As this was the main feature in which we were interested, we have rejected these two types of lining. We should be interested to know whether further experiments you have made indicate a possibility of obtaining a brake lining which is likely to reduce the possibility of squeaks occurring. Yours faithfully, | ||