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).
Diagram illustrating alterations to brake clearances for models BY & B50.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\4\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 11th March 1940 | |
| DIAGRAM OF BRAKE CLEARANCE ALTERATIONS BY & B50 NOTE. POINTS MARKED:- A — SIDEWAYS CLEARANCE OF LEVERS IN JAWS TO BE .0025 ± .002. B — DIAMETRAL CLEARANCE OF LEVERS TO BE .0015 –- .005. DIAMETRAL CLEARANCE OF JAWS TO BE UNALTERED. PINS TO BE PLATED TO .0005 THICK. (CHROMIUM OR DULL NICKEL). C — PLATE LEVERS TO BE DULL NICKEL PLATED. SCALE — NONE. UNIVERSAL LINK M.H.R. 11-3-40. STAMP: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. PRINT ROOM 11 MAR 1940 DERBY | ||