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).
Complaints about Bentley clutches and a proposed modification to fix rattling gearbox parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0104 | |
| Date | 27th August 1934 | |
| X 2/2 W/S - C. c.c. to Nor. c.c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c.c. to Hly. c.c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/ICL.27.8.34 Complaints on Bentley Clutches. Replying to C.18/C.12.8.34, the device to stop the rattling of the synchromesh parts of the gearbox can be fitted retrospectively but it will mean several new pieces, and the gearbox has to be dismantled. Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} It will not be a cheap modification. | ||