Sample springs for the anti-rattle device on a Bentley Phantom III steering column.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\5\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 24th November 1938 | |
| GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} c. Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} c. HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} 3/G.24.11.38. BENTLEY. PHANTOM 111. STEERING COLUMN. ANTI-RATTLE DEVICE. Further to BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} 3/G.23.11.38, we send herewith six sample springs produced to the sketch sent with the above memo, for you to try out. When fitting these springs, the band should be put towards the lower end of the column. We found here that it was necessary to reduce the thickness of the felt from .112 to .062. Would you please ascertain, that with the spring fitted, the load required to rotate the steering wheel is not greater than necessary when a new felt is fitted. [STAMP: NOV 25 1938] BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} NS {Norman Scott} | ||
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).