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).
Fitting front wheel brakes to 40/50 cars for a press demonstration and issues with servo gear noise.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\3\ scan0209 | |
| Date | 20th September 1924 | |
| W/S PH. c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. CJ. c. Bgs. c. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X9940 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}2/H20.9.24. re. 40/50 Cars with Front Wheel Brakes for Press Demonstration. With reference to your memo PN{Mr Northey}6/DN19.9.24. we are arranging to fit the correct front axles to the three Trials Cars, commencing on Monday next. We understand from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} that suitable front springs have now been ordered, and we will arrange to fit these as soon as they are available, together with suitable gaiters. Incidentally, we are having to turn a number of cars down on test due to the noise from the Servo gear which we do not consider to be passable. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} informs us that "as a result of our experiments, we are in a position to recommend modifications which will reduce the noise but we do not know of a means of eliminating it altogether. We think you should take an early opportunity of testing these Trials Cars to state whether, in your opinion, the servo gear is a passable job. We think in any case advantage should be taken of incorporating the modification referred to by Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} on these cars. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||