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).
Agreeing with a suggestion to use hardened washers to reduce wear on front springs or shackles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 54\3\ Scan013 | |
| Date | 10th May 1921 | |
| X.2628 To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} F11/G10.5.21. X.2628 X.433 RE FRONT SPRINGS. I quite agree with your suggestion of putting in hardened washers to see if they will reduce the wear on the front springs or shackles; they certainly should do so. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||