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 a customer in France regarding the replacement and adjustment of front brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 23th September 1936 | |
| x200 a To I.M. Waller, Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}7/KW.23.9.36. c. to GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 6-B-IV Front Brakes. We have despatched to you via Paris two replacement front aluminium drums, new Ferodo and rivets. Please arrange to get these fitted. Please return the worn out drums and the remains of the Ferodo for our examination. Will you please inform us how many turns you have adjusted both front and rear brakes since you took over the car. Please start running with the tipping shoes set solid after you have relined the front brakes. If persistent squeaks occur on the front, they may be released. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.F.Martindale. | ||