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).
Specifications and requesting an alteration for a gear lever reverse stop spring.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img283 | |
| Date | 19th July 1932 | |
| FROM HDY.{William Hardy} C. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOK. C. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E GEAR LEVER. REVERSE STOP SPRING. HDY{William Hardy}1/M19.7.32. X 7510 X 5710 X 4027 Replying to BY4/G28632., we find we have a print of the new spring G.55577. referred to, but we do not remember receiving any advice of its use. We did not reply at once as we could not fully understand G.55577., possibly because our arrangement drawing G.53693. does not show the latest gear lever. We are not sure what the term 'working position' on G.55577. means. If it means that the button is fully up the spring appears to have been shortened compared with G.51695. and the stress with the button depressed .750" is 91,000 lbs. per sq. in. If the fully depressed position is meant then there is only .075" compression of the spring when the button is up, and the load is only 26 lbs. We cannot see any reason for shortening the spring, so we presume that the length is unchanged, and provided that our figures are correct the deflection and load are too small. In any case would you kindly alter the spring to agree in all particulars with those we give in HDY{William Hardy}1/M25632. GRY{Shadwell Grylls} HDY.{William Hardy} See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||