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).
Departmental memo regarding front axle pivot breakages and the arrangement of destruction tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\B002_X168\ 00000001-page005 | |
| Date | 27th January 1913 | |
| R.R.&CO., DERBY. G.W.P.DEPT. PP.484. 4000.8-12.JOB. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. Telegrams: "ROYCAR," DERBY. Telephones: 478 (Four Lines). 168/A H1/ES7118. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. Date. Re Front Axle Pivots. Mr Wormald 27-1-13 As you are probably aware, we have had two breakages on front axle pivots. One occurred on 1800E (De Salamanca) and the other one on a car belonging to M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} St.Alery. the parts of which have not yet come to hand. Mr Johnson is particularly anxious that we should, without delay, carry out tests to destruction on one of our standard front axle pivots. The pivot should be mounted approx. in the same way as on the car and loaded until it breaks. I am asking Mr Moon to get out a sketch of some suitable rig for for holding the pivot whilst it is being loaded. I also think it advisable to carry out some reverse stress tests on this piece, in a similar way to those carried out on the torque tube test, and I am [Stamped: W.M. 27 JAN 1913 RECEIVED with clock face] [Handwritten: Copy out and show C.E.J.] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||