Fault where the spare wheel carrier bolt on 20 HP cars works loose, recommending an immediate fix.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 103\5\ scan0031 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1923 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} From Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. To CJ. c.c. To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} x4085 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG22. 2. 23. SPARE WHEEL CARRIER FOR 20 HP. CARS. x4085 / x4229 There have been several instances of the bolt fixing the spare wheel on the rear carrier, working loose and in some cases dropping out altogether. This occurred on several cars after they had been delivered to 'Sales'. We have now heard from Maddocks who has taken 4-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-ll car to the south of France, that on the way down, the bolt came out entirely - when he stopped he found it resting on the luggage grid. As soon as the bolt works out, there is nothing to prevent the spare wheel carrier being lost. In the case of 4-Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine))-ll, the spare wheel carrier has not been altered since it was originally fitted 15 months ago. It is the same as when the car was run in France last year. We feel that we should immediately provide some means for locking this bolt. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).