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).
Excessive fidgeting of the new canti-lever clutch pedal and the proposed solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\2\ Scan034 | |
| Date | 17th June 1932 | |
| By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} 67470: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.5/MA.17.6.32. CLUTCH PEDAL MOVEMENT P.2. There is an excessive amount of fidgetting of the clutch pedal with the new canti-lever type pedals. The pedal oscillates up and down, but can be practically eliminated by finger pressure on the top of the pedal. We noticed that this pedal seemed particularly free compared with the earlier type of pedals. From the drawings we find there is no spring washer to take up end clearance on the pedal shaft and to apply a certain amount of friction on the pedals. Will you therefore arrange that a spring washer similar to that used on the previous type of pedals is fitted to the new canti-lever pedals from the 89th chassis in N.2. series. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/I.A.Leslie. | ||