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Inspection report on vehicle components including brakes, suspension, fuel system, and other mechanisms.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page069 | |
| Date | 1st January 1929 guessed | |
| -7- 66 lubricated. There has been a considerable oil leak through the o/s tube. This collected in the brake housing, fortunately not getting on to the brakes. On the n/s there was no sign of any oil leak. The rear axle casing and tubes are quite satisfactory. REAR BRAKES TO L.O.P. G 7723 N.S. 2652 2732 GL{G. Linnett} 278. The brakes when examined were in a very poor condition. The brake drum shields are ineffective for keeping water out of the drums. The shoes and all inside the drums were covered with water and sludge, making the brakes ineffective. There is insufficient clearance between these covers and the bodywork. On the compression of the rear springs, the wing stay bolts have fouled the shields to such an extent that the shields at this point have been torn. We cleared the bolts of the wing stays as much as possible, but they still foul. During our second examination the brakes and inside the drums were in the same condition. REAR BRAKE EQUALIZING MECHANISM TO L.O.P. G 76924 N.S. 2666/7 GL{G. Linnett} 264 GL{G. Linnett} 290. These appear to be satisfactory, and lubrication appears to be O.K. REAR SPRINGS & FITTINGS TO L.O.P. 79627 N.S. 2541 2429 2652 CADMIUM PLATED. We have examined the springs and cannot detect any flaws. The anchorage of the springs as far as we can ascertain shows no sign of wear. Lubrication is satisfactory. The rear spring clips have been examined twice to observe if any stretching had taken place. On both occasions they were quite O.K. REAR HYDRAULIC SHOCK DAMPERS TO L.O.P. D 79225 N.S. 2651 238 2745. There is a slight knock from the n/s rear damper. We have not observed any other faults and the poundage up to this mileage has remained as first set. The connecting links have remained in a very good condition, and have not once required any attention during the mileage. REAR SPARE WHEEL CARRIER TO L.O.P. F 79788 N.S. 2732/3. There has been no sign of any weakness of the design, and on no occasion has there been any sign of the wheels be coming loose. We presume there is a design for a distance piece to replace one spare wheel if the occasion arises. PETROL TANK TO L.O.P. F 79525 N.S. 2571 2536/8 2592. We have had no petrol leaks from the tank. The anchorage when examined was O.K. We have lost one filler cap during the mileage, and should advocate some method for preventing this. The suction does not allow us to use the last 1 to 1.1/4 gallon. We found out when we had this amount of petrol in the tank, we were sucking air instead of petrol. From what we can observe, the angle of the tube at the bottom is too acute, thus allowing air to enter the pipe instead of petrol. This can be easily remedied. We have not had any main or reserve working, as this mechanism was not finished when we left Derby. The rear luggage case is quite O.K. HAND BRAKE EQUALIZING MECHANISM TO L.O.P. G 76951 N.S. 2551 2666/7 GL{G. Linnett} 290. The equalizing shafts have operated satisfactorily. The bearing for the hand brake lever lubrication has not been satisfactory, the Bijur lubricator having become choked. This had to be attended to. The hand brake, when in good condition, i.e. dry is effective. | ||