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).
Letter discussing the virtues of a 'floating cam' brake system and comparing it to Ford's contemporary brake designs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1928 | |
| 13531 OY6.R.2.2.28 February 2nd, 1928. Mr. Thomas Nadin, Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby, England. (Copy for attention Mr. E.W. Hives) Dear Nadin: RE BRAKES You will remember our discussing the virtues or otherwise of a "floating cam" in the brakes which would give automatic equalization between the two shoes and would have the effect that the unwrapping effect of the trailing shoe would fall directly on the leading shoe. Ford does this very neatly on his new car and truck brakes as shown in SK-188. The truck brakes are a very fine job, about 16" dia. and 2" face with stiff, forged aluminum-alloy shoes. The construction details of this car run closer to R.{Sir Henry Royce} R.{Sir Henry Royce} than does any other American car (although it may seem irreverent to say so.) Ford uses cadmium plating without lubrication on most parts of the brake gear, tie rod ball joints etc. as we have found effective on the R.{Sir Henry Royce} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Very truly yours, Maurice Olley MO r/ Encl. | ||