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).
Recommendation to fit Wefco type gaiters to the road springs of Goshawk II cars.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\August1922\ Scan40 | |
| Date | 8th August 1922 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to O.J. c. to Ds. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} ORIGINAL. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG10.8.22. GOSHAWK II. ROAD SPRINGS. X4261 We recommend that on all Goshawk II. cars we should fit gaiters to the road springs. We have three experimental cars fitted with gaiters and four without - the average results show that we get better average springing on those fitted with gaiters. We believe the latest shock absorber connections for the Goshawk will prove reliable and will not wear. We would recommend that we use the Wefco type gaiters. We have fitted a considerable number of these to 40/50 chassis springs and they have proved successful. The gaiters would be the ordinary straight-forward spring gaiter and would not intend to enclose the spring shackles. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||