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).
Potential improvements to the wheel carrier's set screw bolt for a 4-seater car.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\March1929-December1929\ Scan017 | |
| Date | 7th March 1929 | |
| DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) C. to SS.{S. Smith} NOR. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} C. ORIGINAL R2/M7.3.29. REC'D AT WW. 12.3.29. PRESENT 20HP. N. SCH. 2839. X5600 I agree to the above - i.e. wheel carrier for close coupled 4 seater. With the present set screw bolt one notices there is very little range in the threaded part of the bolt; perhaps this would be better screwed all the way. Best of all would be that the tapped hole could swivel slightly but not turn round, and the unscrewed point of the bolt would align the bore, but as we only intend to make a small number it may not be worth while working at this point, but it will always be important. If you can find a simple scheme it might be worth trying both the above. These are such points as make RR. reputation. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||