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).
Continuation of a letter from Leyland Motors Limited discussing potential collaborations on components like die-cast parts, water pumps, air cleaners, and braking systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\3\ scan0067 | |
| Date | 1st October 1936 guessed | |
| Leyland Continuation of a letter From LEYLAND MOTORS LIMITED, -2- 2. Die Casting. We believe you are interested in die cast gearbox casings and diff: carriers. We enclose herewith arrangement drawing of our standard gearbox and rear axle, which will indicate to you the scantlings of material inside the box, and also detail drawing of the case referred to. Mr. Spurrier advised you that we would be only too pleased to show you our die casting methods in detail, should one of your production men desire to come up to Leyland for this purpose. 3. Water Pumps. We enclose herewith an arrangement drawing of the carbon gland water pump which has been standardised on our production models for the past three years. We can assure you that this has been a very satisfactory proposition indeed and would deserve consideration in your standard design. 4. Air Cleaners. We would very much appreciate the opportunity of inspecting an air cleaner as fitted to your "Phantom" chassis, at these Works, and should we desire to extend the inspection to the production of a sample, then perhaps you would be able to quote us for the supply of a unit suitable for an engine of 8-litres capacity, operating over a speed range of 300-2500. 5. Braking Systems. The question of the possibilities of our using the Rolls servo brake principle on our production models was discussed and you agreed that you would be prepared to consider our utilising this mechanism under licence from your good-selves. Would you therefore please be good enough to let us have an arrangement drawing of the mechanism, so that we can consider its installation on our standardised gearbox and, if possible, forward a set of parts of the largest capacity which we could possible incorporate in a gearbox in our Experimental Department. | ||