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 proactive replacement of steering tubes and an assessment of the cross steering lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, F.R. NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}12/T3714. Names and Indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Re Changing of Steering Tubes, and Cross Steering Lever. ENCLOSURE No 670 We have already got busy changing steering tubes, and have supplied all our Depots in various countries with plenty of these tubes, and have given them instructions to press forward the immediate change of these. We are also going to send men to the various Coachbuilders and other places, where we are likely to get hold of cars with steering tubes to change. We do not propose to send men worrying customers on this change, we do not think the matter is serious enough for such a drastic measure, and further, we are afraid that this visiting of customers might become a nuisance, and also it is a considerable source of expense. With reference to the cross steering lever, I am sending you a copy of Mr. Day's report, from which you will see Mr. Day is of the opinion that any danger from this lever is remote. It must also be remembered that the only cross steering arm known to have broken, is one on Mr. Angas' car, which had done over 100,000 miles on Australian roads. Handwritten note: R Does this programme satisfy you please? F This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||