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).
Failure of steering rollers on Wraith & 'd' series Bentley cars, urging for replacements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0293 | |
| Date | 5th May 1939 | |
| 1300 , 250 & 650 To AHD. from RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c.c. RV. c.c. SV/SH. c.c. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.c. Rd. c.c. ALB. W.L.H. c.c. His. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/MR.5.5.39. WRAITH & 'd' SERIES BENTLEY STEERING ROLLERS. A further example of a steering roller cracked by normal service has been found on Wraith chassis WLB.17. This makes a total of 4 such failures. It is therefore apparent that every effort should be made to replace rollers on customers' cars as quickly as possible to reduce the risk of a serious accident. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||