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).
Summary report on brake faults including binding, front squeak, rear squeak, and handbrake squeak over a six-month period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0396 | |
| Date | 31th March 1936 guessed | |
| - 3 - REMARKS. 7. BRAKES BINDING. March Quarter. C.C. 22) 44 Tightness in brake actuating shafts, due to lack of lubrication. We think this requires improvement. C.P. 22) Previous Quarter. C.C. 10) 11 C.P. 1) Six Months. 55 [Handwritten Note] Martindale. We must improve this. Should like to discuss with you. 8. BRAKES SQUEAK. (FRONT). March Quarter. C.C. 22) 22 C.P. -) Previous Quarter. C.C. 36) 38 C.P. 2) Six Months. 60 9. BRAKES SQUEAK. (REAR). March Quarter. C.C. 61) 64 Re-bedding or re-lining shoes may reduce tendency to squeak, but we have no permanent cure. Requires further investigation. C.P. 3) Previous Quarter. C.C. 97) 104 C.P. 7) Six Months. 168 10. BRAKES SQUEAK. (HAND). March Quarter. C.C. 38) 41 C.P. 3) Previous Quarter. C.C. 52) 56 C.P. 4) Six Months. 97 | ||