Scheme to fix an oil leak on the Wraith III steering column by stiffening the flange on the bottom support bracket.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\7\ 07-page085 | |
| Date | 30th September 1937 | |
| F. {Mr Friese} Dept. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Dept. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Dept. C. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} A.D.O./L.W. 650 DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 7/G.SO.30.9.37. STEERING COLUMN - WRAITH III. Herewith the following scheme :- F.CD.94 Stiffened Flange on Bottom Support Bracket. There is complaint of an oil leak at the junction of the bottom support bracket FW.908 and the adjusting sleeve (see Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /J.H.6/AP.10.9.37) due to the flange not being sufficiently rigid. The attached scheme shows the flange and bosses thickened to overcome this complaint. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||
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).