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).
Modification to shorten rear brake liners to prevent them from catching.
| Identifier | Morton\M4.1\ img002 | |
| Date | 6th December 1911 | |
| X383 Mr Nadin for Technical Committee. Re Shortening of Rear Brake Liners. Some time ago I pointed out that the rear brake liner used to give trouble as regards catching when the brake was off [handwritten correction over typed 'on'] as owing to dirt and dust getting under the liners and suggested that 2 extra rivets [handwritten correction over a crossed-out word] were fixed. Mr Bailey however arranged that the ends of the liners should be cut off. This was tested and found satisfactory and should I think be adopted as standard. Personally I would prefer to leave the | ||