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Letter from Luvax discussing part shortages and thread differences for a Luvax Bijur lubricating system on a 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 14th January 1932 | |
| x3806. DIRECTORS HENRY J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} SAYER. PETER F.{Mr Friese} BENNETT. OLIVER LUCAS. LUVAX HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS LUVAX-BIJUR CHASSIS LUBRICATING SYSTEM CHASSIS ENGINEERING LUVAX LIMITED WORKS: LARDEN ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W.3. TELEGRAMS: 'LUVAXITUDE, ACT, LONDON' TELEPHONE: SHEPHERDS BUSH 3111. (PTE. BCH.{F. H. Birchmore - Chassis Delivery Manager} EXCH.) MIDLAND OFFICES WELL STREET BIRMINGHAM TELEPHONE: NORTHERN 5201. TELEGRAMS: 'LUVAX, BIRMINGHAM.' SALES HANDLED EXCLUSIVELY BY JOSEPH LUCAS LTD C.A.VANDERVELL & CO LTD ROTAX (M.A.) LTD Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/7/MA. WHEN REPLYING PLEASE REFER TO HWP/EM. 14th January 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr. E.W. Hives. Dear Sir, We are obliged for yours of the 11th and shall be willing to equip one of your 40/50 chassis with the Luvax Bijur System of pipe line, using our standard Olives and Nipples. The only difficulty is that the stock of Duralumin parts for this system is limited to the set which we sent you in February 1931, and we have no other available stock which would enable us to equip a chassis quickly. Also these Duralumin parts were screwed 1/8" gas, whereas your standard meter valves with the banjo fittings are screwed 7/16" B.S.F. It will thus mean us obtaining fresh supplies of Duralumin parts and screwing them 7/16" B.S.F., a rather lengthy process for a 1-off chassis. An alternative suggestion we should like to make is that you equip this first chassis with our standard pipe line, using brass parts and cast iron junctions as a test for the oil tightness and efficiency of the system, of which we have no doubt, thousands of sets being in use, but which you will naturally like to test on your own vehicles. If this is satisfactory, we could then put in hand P.T.O. | ||