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).
Complaints of water entering the front brake drums on a Bentley and the experimental fitting of a new water excluder.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\2\ scan0278 | |
| Date | 30th January 1935 | |
| x206 To Hg. ) WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}) c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} c. to Dm.{D. Munro} c. to Hdy.{William Hardy} c. to Bm. HE/Rs.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}2/KW.30.1.35. Complaints of Water Entering the Front Brake Drums - Bentley. Our latest water excluder, the evolution of which is shown in the attached report, does show promise of overcoming the existing complaints of low speed judders and inefficiency after washing. We are putting a dozen sets through experimentally as quickly as possible, and when we have fitted them to two or three more experimental cars and run them, we recommend that they should be fitted to complaint cases. We have yet to try these excluders under extreme conditions of mud to see what happens, but this test is now proceeding. HE/Rs.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Att: HE/APW.1/KW.30.1.35. | ||