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 failure and weakness of steering gear aluminium boxes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\1\ Scan079 | |
| Date | 24th March 1921 | |
| X.3465 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.T. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}27/P24.3.21. X3465 RE. FAILURE OF STEERING GEAR ALUMINIUM BOXES. ------------------- I again wish to bring forward the fact that we have had a further steering gear box break on a car on test. We quite appreciate that in all these cases the steering gear has had some strain caused by an accident or bump, but at the same time I do not feel happy that the steering gear should be in a condition so that this box is the weakness of the job, since the box may be cracked without the driver being concious of the fact, and may cause some serious ultimate damage. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} R.R. 326A (100 T) (S H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 78)s. 10-12-30) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2947 | ||