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).
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/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. | ||