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).
Instructions regarding issues with Rudge Whitworth wheels becoming slack or rusted onto hubs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 9th December 1913 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. INSTRUCTIONS To: Mr Wormald. Date: December 9th 1913. Order No.: re Rudge. Whitworth Wheels. Customer's No.: X421 We find that in the majority of repair cars fitted with R.W. wheels of the old type, ie, with the Reys formed on the hubs, the wheels have not been kept properly tight & thus the Reys & Reyways in the hub shell have become slack, causing a loud click on each occasion when the car is accelerated after application of the foot brakes. We have only known a few cases where it has been difficult to remove the wheels from the hubs, but in each of these cases the reason has been that the shell has become rusted on the hub, due to lack of grease when they were. Signed This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work. | ||