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).
The failure of fabric couplings on the Phantom II and the introduction of a new rivetted design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\4\ Scan065 | |
| Date | 23th May 1930 | |
| To Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} For Depot Sheet. 305. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/MJ. 23.5.30. FABRIC COUPLINGS. A number of cases of failure of fabric couplings have taken place on Phantom II. We recommend that when Phantom II cars come into Depots an examination should be made of the fabric couplings, and if any signs of disintegration can be seen, the coupling should be changed. The method of making the fabric coupling has recently been altered and the plates are now being rivetted on to the fabric. This new type of coupling should be fitted where a replacement has to be made, and any stock of the old type couplings should be returned to the Works for modification. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||