The four different spanner sizes required for the rear axle of the Phantom III and the proposed deletion of a specific key.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\4\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 5th February 1936 | |
| 1326 To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 8/KW.5.2.36. Tools for Phantom III. Referring to your memo. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 6/WN.30.1.36. re tools for the Ph.III, we would draw your attention to the fact that 4 spanner sizes are required for four different nuts on the rear axle. These are used when changing the oil - (1) Filler plug square key F.82810 (2) Breather plug, 11/16" ) (3) Drain plug, 13/16" ) F.6392 (4) Level Indictor, 3/8". We should like to delete the square key F.82810, as so far as we know this is the only place where the spanner is used. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /F.Dodd. | ||
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).