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).
Note on removing pads from shock damper pistons and issues with incorrect heat treatment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\2\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 15th July 1936 | |
| W/N - Mr. Hancock. X 1113 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.24/KW.15.7.36. Shock Dampers. Re removal of pads from the pistons. This is done by drilling from the other end of the piston, and driving the pad out. The hole in the piston is afterwards removed. There is no withdrawal tool. All the parts which require changing suffer from incorrect heat treatment. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||