Mr. Royce's wish for all swivel pins to be made with a taper for easier disassembly.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan046 | |
| Date | 9th June 1919 | |
| To DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to C. BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} BY EH. EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} E2/G9.6.19. RE FRONT AXLE SWIVEL PINS X.682. X.3441.✓ During Mr. Haldenby's recent visit to West Wittering(Henry Royce's home town), Mr. Royce and Mr.Haldenby dissembled one of the steering pivots of chassis 7 CA. It waa found difficult during these operations to take down the swivel pin of the axle, since having a parallel fit, it had to be driven the whole of the way out of the front axle. Would you kindly note that Mr. Royce wishes all swivel pins to be made with a taper. This applies to the 40/50 H.P., 20 H.P. and the new 50 H.P. chassis. Probably 1 in 200 will be found suitable, the surface of the taper being relieved in the centre so as to secure a good fit at each end. Would you kindly give suitable effect to Mr. Royce's wishes. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).