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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).
Testing Ferodo strips to eliminate brake squeaks.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5\3\  03-page116
Date  1st April 1925
  
To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG22. 4. 25.

BRAKE SQUEAKS.

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We have tried a strip of Ferodo as you mention was being used on Morris Cowley cars. We find that it does undoubtedly make an improvement. It does not however entirely eliminate squeaks. There is still a slight squeak just as the car comes to rest.

Squeaks are very elusive - some days the brakes appear to squeak much worse than others, therefore, it is very difficult, until a number of tests have been made, to say what percentage of improvement has been obtained.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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