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 squeak on a Bentley, thought to be caused by non-standard cycle-type wings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\2\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 19th March 1935 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 261b Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/KW.19.3.35. Mr. Fedden's Bentley. As agreed, we are writing to Fedden and telling him that we think we can reduce the tendency for his brakes to squeak with cycle type wings, the idea being that if the cure is permanent he may decide not to have these wings removed. Before writing, however, we want to emphasize that the parts we shall fit are not standard, since we are dealing with non-standard troubles produced by these cycle type wings. The bumper bar etc. is of course a normal fitment. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||