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).
Improvements to brake shoe and front brake mechanisms to reduce cost and difficulty.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\6\ scan0162 | |
| Date | 5th January 1938 | |
| VA5/ET.5.1.38 - 2 - bush should be in two portions with a steel washer fitted between the two brake shoes, as indicated on the attached sketch. We would also suggest that the pins of the toggle forks should be cadmium plated or made of non rusting steel. The removal of the brake shoe pull off springs is often rendered difficult owing to the small pin for the spring eyes seizing in the shoes. Could not the attachment of the pull off springs be simplified by anchoring them (providing it is safe) to a fixed anchorage pin, as adopted by certain other makes of cars? FRONT BRAKE MECHANISM. We have less difficulty with the front brakes, providing that water excluders have been fitted and the brakes modified as per Depot Sheet Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}323. Certain of our above remarks, however, also apply to the front brake mechanism. We presume that the Repair Department and Kingsbury come up against the same difficulties? The idea of this memo is to offer suggestions which we think would make the brake re-lining job or attention to seized brake mechanism less costly to an owner or to the firm, as the case may be, and we shall be very pleased to have your opinion on the subject. We should mention that we have had complaints from certain owners that the brake lining job is too expensive on Bentley cars. We attach an extra copy of this memo in case you should need one. VA. | ||