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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).
Quarterly report detailing various brake system faults, their frequency, and remedies.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 130\1\  scan0210
Date  31th March 1935 guessed
  
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3. JUDDERING WHEN BRAKES ARE WET. (OCCURS WHEN CAR IS COMING TO REST).

TOTAL. REMARKS.
March Quarter. C.C. 10) C.P. -) 10 Water excluders are now standardised and Depot Sheet Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}277 issued.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 7) C.P. -) 7
Six Months. 17

4. BRAKES INEFFICIENT WHEN WET.

March Quarter. C.C. 9) C.P. -) 9 Water excluders are now standardised and Depot Sheet Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}277 issued.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 10) C.P. -) 10
Six Months. 19

5. SERVO THUMPS.

March Quarter. C.C. 43) C.P. 4) 47 Adjust swinging arm to give more damping. See Depot Sheet Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}271.
Previous Quarter. C.C. 35) C.P. -) 35
Six Months. 82

6. BRAKES FADE WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN HARD.

March Quarter. C.C. 1) C.P. -) 1 This was cured by adjustment only. Pedal came down to board.
Previous Quarter. C.C. -) C.P. -) -
Six Months. 1
  
  


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