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).
Sticking valves on Bentley III front dampers caused by internal scale, requesting a change in the manufacturing process to shot blasting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\3\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1938 | |
| 442. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. to BY/NS.{Norman Scott} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}12/JH.2.11.38. BENTLEY III FRONT DAMPERS. The French car S.B.V. has suffered from sticking valves due to scale off the inside of the damper claging them. Will you please shot blast (not sand blast) all future damper cases and pistons on the inside before machining. Will By/Ns.{Norman Scott} please call for this on the drawings. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||