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).
Outlining recommendations for replacing thick leaf rear springs with thin leaf springs on cars for the American market.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\2\ Scan027 | |
| Date | 17th November 1920 | |
| EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}11/F7.11.20. Contd. 2. 17.11.20. complaint, and it was on these lines that I discussed the matter with the American Officials, and I am sure that this will meet their requirements. Our recommendations are that the instructions for this job, which we know will be agreed to by the American Company, are as follows :- 1. There are 29 cars which are fitted with thick leaf rear springs which have the split bottom leaf. Instructions for these to be changed to solid bottom leaf springs have already been issued, but this has now been cancelled, and thin leaf springs should be substituted. The cost of this, therefore, would be the cost of supplying 29 sets of thin leaf rear springs. 2. The number of cars remaining, i.e. up to the time that cars fitted with thin leaf springs will be standard production, will be about 130. To deal with the complaints, it was proposed and agreed to by the American Co. when I was there, that we should be prepared to change 50% of these. Added to No.1, therefore, there will be the cost of supplying and fixing 65 thin leaf rear springs. I have sent a copy of this to Rd so that he can submit a further estimate if you think necessary. We are anxious to get your prompt instructions on this matter so that we shall be able to definitely settle whether to change all springs, or whether to deal with the matter on the lines indicated above, as we do not wish to commit either America or ourselves in ordering more springs. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||