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).
Brake, steering, and suspension issues and their rectification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0305 | |
| Date | 27th May 1936 | |
| ( 2 ) W7-2 GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/6/JAB.27.5.36 4) Front Brakes. Martindale Off side jaw on equaliser bracket too tight owing to being out of alignement? This prevented brake rod returning correctly. Slack in front brake rope was allowing brake levers to return too much. The non positive action of the ball connection of rod on the anchor plate allows the lever to return too much and causes lost movement. This slack has been taken up. F.S.H # 5) Steering. We found nut of front side steering tube ball end, half a turn loose. Is this taper shank correct ? The last car had this same feature. The spring loading at the pendulum lever end knocked. Investigation found both springs loose. It states in the specification, springs reduced by approx- imately .080 for adjustment. There is .200 left for compression of springs. We have fitted washers .075 thick to increase the initial load of the springs and increased the set up on the ball .025. LES '6) Off rear buffer pressing found burst, see sketch; welded up. 7) Checking up rear axle spring clips. These jobs will be completed to-day. ------------ G.W.Hancock G.W.H. | ||