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).
Front brake snatch, the servo shaft, and the condition of brake linings on F.W.B. axles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\5\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 10th May 1927 | |
| To Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X8420 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 3/LG10.5.27. BRAKES. X8420 X8370 With reference to R5/M29.4.27 attached. The flexibility in the servo shaft is undoubtedly a great asset in ensuring smooth brake operation. We have however occasionally experienced a species of front brake snatch due to variation in the condition of the linings in service. This has chiefly been confined to the original type of F.W.B. axles where the shoes were not as well protected from foreign matter as they are at present. The simplest method of overcoming the trouble is to clean up the surface of the Ferodo, otherwise the shoes have to be relined. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||