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Work order detailing modifications and part replacements for a specific car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\5\  scan0009
Date  16th February 1937
  
To HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls}

22 200a

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 7/AP.16.2.37.

3.B.1V.

Will you please carry out the following work on this car:-

1. Oil Pump.
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} 1/AP.11.2.37.

2. Wider Bonnet Strips.
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.18/M.10.2.37.

3. Semi-isolated change speed. N.Sch.4806.

4. Armstrong rear shock dampers.

5. Rear Axle.
Standard non-ribbed centre case.
Bolts securing the tubes to the end plates to be 5/16. with nuts to E.50926. The nuts are still to be locked by tab washers in threes.

6. New valve springs to be fitted 5 - 12, retain 1 - 4 std. EB.175.
5 - 8 EB.3256. 9 - 12 Springs supplied by Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Mths. {Reg Matthews}

7. Fit Chromidium brake drums all round and re-line all brakes with S.5805 material.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls}
  
  
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).


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