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).
Material for fixing rear brake shoes from Raybestos-Belaco Limited.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\4\ Scan171 | |
Date | 9th February 1923 | |
X3409 Hey. C. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY14-P9.2.23. RAYBESTOS-BELACO LIMITED. REAR BRAKES. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}1/MG31123. The question of the material for fixing the shoes of the Rear Brakes is so important that we cannot afford to take the slightest risks by the adoption of a material in this particular position until Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} has made the most exhaustive experiments. Change of material here will demand a standard-isation sheet, and conditions are such that Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} will have to be extremely careful to cover the whole subject before making any decision in regard to changing quality or source of our material. In writing the foregoing I am not wishing to prevent development, but merely wish to emphasize that where we are doing well it is necessary for us to be extremely careful before we make a move. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||