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).
Replacement of steering components and wear on a side steering tube for a Phantom III, with a handwritten query about spring set or pad wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0272 | |
| Date | 18th August 1937 | |
| F.J.H. 300a CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/5/JAB.18.8.37. To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} o.{Mr Oldham} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Is the spring taking a permanent set or are the pads wearing excessively. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 32-EX. PHANTOM III. Steering. We have fitted the new roller follower and bearings and replaced the original box on the car. The roller with the damaged bearings has been returned to you. We found that the .015" load on the ball in the rear joint of the side steering tube had fallen to .003" in 9,500 miles since we last inspected it. ---------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||