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).
Oil for hypoid rear axles and investigating gear trouble on a Phantom II car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\3\ Scan073 | |
| Date | 28th January 1930 | |
| S/W. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} From PN.{Mr Northey} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} OIL FOR HYPOID REAR AXLES. Thank you for your Worl3/T24.1.30. Whilst it is satisfactory to be assured that an oil having equivalent characteristics to those of Whitmore's, is likely to prove available from more than one source quite soon, we have not yet heard anything from you of an encouraging nature as to the actual cause of the trouble with the gears on 1-WJ, London Trials, which is a more important point. We should like to know assoon as possible whether any special steps should be taken by us to prevent this sort of trouble occurring under any extreme conditions with other "Phantom 11" cars in the future. PN.{Mr Northey} | ||