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).
Replacement of old pivots with a reinforced type based on recent test results.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\12\ B002_X168-page037 | |
| Date | 18th March 1913 | |
| AWL/L18313 Re Pivots. - X.168 Mr Johnson Mr Royce 18-3-13 In view of Mr Hives preliminary report on the present type pivots which the Experimental Dept. are forwarding to you by the same post as this letter, Mr Nadin and myself have, after considering the matter together, issued instructions to our Repair Dept. to replace all old type pivots by the reinforced type that Mr Hives has just reported on, because these tests have proved that the pivot is not the weakest part of the car. This is of course a temporary expedient to be carried out immediately pending the manufacture of any modified design that Mr Royce may approve of and subsequently have fitted to the cars. I should like to add that Mr Hives has been particularly prompt in carrying out this later experiment which has | ||