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).
List of engineering tasks and reports concerning various vehicle components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img055 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1935 | |
| -6- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/KW.2.12.35. (39) Better Starter Motor. West should provide his latest starter motor to go with the Stromberg carburetter when the car goes to the Cold Chamber for test. (40) Oilite Brake Bushes. Martindale should instruct two sets of Oilite bushes to be fitted to SpectreCodename for Phantom III cars running about here. (41) Stromberg on Test Bed. Swindall should instruct MrC. to fit the Stromberg carburetters to No. 9 unit. (42) Steering Lock. Steadman will find out where the steering arms have got to, to increase the steering lock. (43) Toe in, and La{L. A. Archer} Salle. Leslie will let me know how much toe in we have on the SpectreCodename for Phantom III at present. Hardy will instruct Ph.III length pendulum lever for La{L. A. Archer} Salle steering. (44) SpectreCodename for Phantom III Jacks. Bowering will get Donald Sessions jacks fitted to the Bump chassis and tested. He will visit Smith's and Lockheed's and see how they are progressing. (45) SpectreCodename for Phantom III Steering. Hardy will issue a complete report on what we have already done on steerings. He will also see if a little end slack in the cam bearings, such as might be caused by the brass box expansion, is bad for road shocks. (46) SpectreCodename for Phantom III Petrol System. Bowering will see Knott about a simple tap, to cut out the complication of a new filter. (47) SpectreCodename for Phantom III Clutch. Ll. Smith will go over the clutch leverage required to go with the Borg & Beck clutch plate. Further jobs, other than those to do with the SpectreCodename for Phantom III, are as follows :- (48) Bentley Petrol Pump. Bowering will see that the rubber mounting petrol pump is fitted to 6-B-IV. (49) Salt will instruct an automatic starting Stromberg carburetter and pipe for 19-G-IV. | ||