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).
Letter to A. Taub of Vauxhall Motors discussing transmission rattles and crankshaft issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\4\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 22th May 1937 | |
| 1097 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/R.22.5.37. 22nd May, 1937. A.{Mr Adams} Taub, Esq., Vauxhall Motors Ltd., LUTON, BEDS. Dear Taub, Had a most instructive time on my recent visit to America, and am coming down to have a little talk with you when I get a little spare time, or, better still, why don't you come down here and see us again? About six months ago King was talking to me about the over-run rattles in the transmission on the 20 H.P., and I made one or two suggestions. I believe the trouble was finally overcome by increasing the moment of inertia of the flywheel. How much did you have to increase the inertia of the flywheel, and did you have to do anything else ? I noticed that some of your four bearing Chevrolets had a nasty period at 70 mph, surely the bigger and better crankshaft was going to do away with such unpleasant things ? Yours sincerely, | ||