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 use of hard steel pads in the manufacture of aluminium bronze gearbox forks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0059 | |
| Date | 9th September 1939 | |
| 1153. To, RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/JWW. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}12/MH.{M. Huckerby}9.9.39. GEARBOX FORKS. With regard to the aluminium bronze fork which you now have to see whether it is possible to include in its manufacture hard steel pads, we hope you will let us have your opinion of this as soon as possible as we have got to decide which of two kinds of fork to use. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||