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).
Instruction to immediately put into production a new, shorter selector spring for the gearbox change speed mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\2\ scan0241 | |
| Date | 7th June 1937 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} 320 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}9/AP.7.6.37 PH.III. GEARBOX CHANGE SPEED MECHANISM Sometime ago a new selector spring G.85423 was instructed to the Works in By/TWD.{T. W. D???Aeith}5/E.13.5.37. This spring makes gear changing considerably easier and provides an immediate advantage for the customer. As it consists of chopping off one inch of the existing spring, we are asking you to take steps to get the new spring on Production immediately. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||