The failure and replacement of a pinion bearing on a rear axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\5\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1938 | |
| To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} γ 200a Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 3/MH. {M. Huckerby} 2.5.38. 3.B.IV REAR AXLE. The pinion bearing on the above car has failed. We have removed the pinion unit in the garage and handed it to the shop. Will you please fit a standard production bearing. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||
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).