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).
Instruction memo for 'Judder Experiments' involving the swapping of front axles between vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 12th June 1936 | |
| Lwb To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}17/KW.12.6.36. Judder Experiments. Will you please - (1) Remove present front axle off 5-B-IV and replace it by axle with cam roller brake actuation recently taken off 1-B-IV. (2) Fit slightly modified version of Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}102 scheme to this standard axle. (3) Fit this axle so modified to 1-B-IV. This means removing the present N.Sch.4798 axle from 1-B-IV. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.F.Martindale. | ||