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).
Letter to a customer regarding a drawing and replacement parts for an isolated change speed lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\4\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 26th August 1935 | |
| X502a G.W. Hancock, Esq., Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}16/KW. 26.8.35. Thank you for your note of the 22nd: We enclose N.Sch:4484, which is the only drawing showing the "works" of the isolated change speed lever. The internal pieces are identical on Bentley and 25 HP. We shall shortly be sending you the following pieces which, we hope, will be hardened this time. Outer bearing guide G.57040 " " housing G.57038 Inner bearing sliding piece G.57057 " " housing G.57032 New inner and outer ball and cage assemblies. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||