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).
Failure of steering roller followers and requesting complete failed units for analysis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0288 | |
| Date | 10th March 1938 | |
| W/N. To Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 361? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}8/AP.10.3.38 FAILURE OF STEERING ROLLER FOLLOWERS. We thank you for the roller follower and cage from chassis 3.BU.108. We are anxious to see the inner cones aswe believe these to be the cause of the failure. If you have these parts will you please send them to us. Whenever a failure of balls or rollers occurs we wish to have the complete unit consisting of outer roller, both cages of rollers or balls, and both inner cones. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||