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).
Proposal for a modification to the Bentley S Steering Column, replacing lock nuts with castellated nuts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\2\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 23th May 1939 | |
| BY/NS.{Norman Scott} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} HSO. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}9/G.23.5.39. BENTLEY S. STEERING COLUMN. AH Further to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}8/G.2.5.39. in which we instructed F.CD.1341 Modification to Steering Column Box Mounting, shewing distance pieces added to the three holding down bolts. We wish to use castellated nuts instead of lock nuts, to prevent the bracket from working loose. F.T.H. V Are these really necessary DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Yes. AH. | ||