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).
Stiff and seized brake cable forks on chassis 7 CA, including Mr. Royce's recommendations for modifications.
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img039 | |
| Date | 1st August 1919 | |
| R's Pt POST WAR EXP CAR 7 CA. To EH. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to CJ. c. to Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EFC. X.3458 E6/G1.8.19. X.682. RE 40/50 H.P. CHASSIS BRAKE CABLE FORKS. X.3458. While chassis 7 CA was being prepared for Mr. Royce's visit to the Pens, it was noticed that the brake cable forks were stiff, and that one of them had apparently seized up solid and put a bend in the cable. Mr. Royce considers that there should be more clearance in this joint, so that there would not be so much danger of it getting rusted up. This extra clearance should be standardised as soon as possible. It might further be considered advantageous, Mr. Royce thinks, to use stainless steel pins and perhaps brass bushes in the holes in the fork. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||