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 detailing issues with gear lever dither, wing cracking, and noise from the front of a vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0056 | |
| Date | 11th May 1934 | |
| TELEGRAMS: SUMMERS, CHESTER. TELEPHONE 200 CONNAH'S QUAY. (10 LINES) JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED, CORRUGATED AND PLAIN STEEL SHEETS, &C. LONDON OFFICE: 34, LIME STREET, E.C. GLOBE IRON WORKS, STALYBRIDGE. LIVERPOOL OFFICE: 14, CHAPEL STREET. MANCHESTER OFFICE: 33, BRAZENNOSE STREET. ALL QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ARE SUBJECT TO REPLY BY RETURN OF POST. REFERENCE RFS.P.1/1. Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. 11th. May, 1934. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Bill, Thank you for your letter of the 9th. inst. It is a little difficult to say where the dither takes place in the gear lever. Some days it is very pronounced, and other days I hardly hear it at all. I suggest that we try the rubber knob, and see whether that cures it. With regard to the wing movement, I don't see much prospect of letting you have the car just at present. It is a matter which will have to be settled, I am sure, as my wings have started to crack again, and it is not a month since they were mended. Whilst your radiator mounting certainly has the effect of keeping it steady, I feel that it is the cause of a good deal of clanking and rattling. If you drive the car at about 20 to 30 miles per hour over a bad road, and open the door and put your head out, the noises which emanate from the front are terrific. You have the radiator and the bonnet and the wings all moving at once. It may be all right, but, as I have said, there is a good deal of noise attached to it. | ||