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).
Proposal to reduce the tool kits by not supplying tools for dismantling hubs, pivots, or roughening brake-shoes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\6\ Scan036 | |
| Date | 7th July 1930 | |
| COPY. X 7580 Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From PN.{Mr Northey} c. to C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hmn. PN.{Mr Northey}1/WT.7.7.30. Proposed Reduction of Tool Kits. X.7580. X.5580. With further reference to PN.{Mr Northey}1/WT2.7.30., and Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL2/AD4.7.30., in view of the fact that not one in 100 men in charge of their cars would know how to roughen the brake-shoes in order to prevent their squeaking, and also the fact we have found a few spots of turps to be extremely helpful, instead of paraffin, in reducing squeaking, even to the extent in some cases of the effect being permanent, I think we should be justified in not supplying tools for dismantling the front hubs and pivots - as well as for the rear - in which case of course we should not have to consider supplying wheel-drawers. PN.{Mr Northey} | ||