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).
Difficulty of fitting a new shock absorber ball fixing on the front axle and proposing a test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 22th April 1920 | |
| L.4065 22.4.20 Mr Coverley from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. EFC. X.4065 CHASSIS - FRONT AXLE. X.4065 RE NEW FIXING FOR SHOCK ABSORBER BALL. ----------------------------- In looking into the above piece it appears to us almost impossible to do up the spring clip nuts when the bosses are added to the axle. Would you therefore kindly arrange to take a scrap axle and braze on some bosses of the dimensions proposed, in order to try out whether you can actually tighten up the spring clips, as the boss appears to be too close and would prevent you turning the spanner sufficiently far to get on to the nut again at the next step. The drawing I am talking about is the N.scheme 385. Mr Booth can show you a layout with the nuts in position which would show clearly where we think the difficulty will be likely to arise. The possible remedy would be to move the shock absorber further out towards the wheel - this, however, would involve new packing pieces on the frame. These latter have only recently been completed as die castings, the moulds for same being pretty expensive. E C JUL 28 1920 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} RECEIVED. | ||