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).
Oil leak from the propeller shaft on Goshawk models staining the carpets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 105\2\ scan0084 | |
| Date | 30th May 1923 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X4254 Dal/M30.5.23. GOSHAWK 11. X.4254 X.4255. The Coachbuilding Dept. claim that oil is still flung out of the propeller shaft both at front and rear and is causing them some trouble in preventing the carpets, etc. being stained. Would you kindly confirm that this complaint is justified on the latest Goshawks, as we had an impression that the modifications to the front end of the axle box had cured the oil being flung from this point. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||