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).
Request to the Works to correct a Marles steering gear by regrinding the roller races.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\2\ scan0204 | |
Date | 11th December 1936 | |
(300) EEC/EG MEC. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C.St. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ---------- BY.5/G.11.12.36. MARLES STEERING. ---------- In view of Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}13/T.9.12.36. will the Works take this steering gear back and correct it, as explained in BY.3/W.212.36 be regrinding the roller races to such an eccentricity at each end as to clear the two hard spots on each side of the centre so as to enable the follower roller to be set tight on centre line and then return gear to Test Department. B34 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||