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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).
Excessive play and an annoying rattle from the exhaust pipe sliding joint on the GAE-20 Trials Car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\1\  scan0270
Date  22th March 1935
  
To Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.22.3.35.

GAE-20 Trials Car.

We have recently had this car in our hands, and observed that there was excessive play in the exhaust pipe sliding joint, causing an annoying rattle. Also, a stud is broken off the support bracket to the front end of the rear silencer.

The sliding joint rattle is very annoying. As we have not had a case of this working slack, we presume these are being assembled with rather more clearance than is desirable. Will you please watch this point and tell us whether you think the limits require revising.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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