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).
High-speed judders on Bentley brakes, attributing them to the inertia of the brake adjusters and proposing a redesign.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0046 | |
| Date | 14th March 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x206 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/JH.14.3.36. Bentley Brake Judders. We have very strong evidence to show that high speed judders are due to the amount and distribution of the inertia of the brake adjusters. We anticipate that by redesign of the adjusters this effect can be eliminated and we wish to try the mock up show on Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}93 attached, which represents the best that could be attained by redesign. Will you please rig this up on 1-B-IV when this is sent into the shop. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||