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).
Knocking issue with the spare wheel carrier on the Phantom model, its causes, and a suggested solution.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\3\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 9th March 1928 | |
| To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. c. to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 48600 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/LG9. 3. 28. PHANTOM - SPARE WHEEL CARRIER. 48600 48380 We have revived an old trouble with the spare wheel carrier on the rear of the Phantom. [Sketch of a spare wheel carrier with a handwritten note: 'SEEMS TO FLEX FROM HERE'] This is a somewhat elusive knock due to the flexing of the rear end of the cantilever frame when :- (1) Luggage is being carried. (3) Hartfords have been over tightened or become almost solid with neglect. (3) Recently the spare wheel carrier at the rear. On subframe cars we do not get the trouble if the body clearance is correct. So far the carrier has largely been run on chassis with 'subframe' bodies - 7-EX and 8-EX. We suggest a rubber pad to be fixed at the point where this knock takes place to remove the objection. Apart from the audible noise, there does not seem to be any sensible effect on the passengers. As the rear wheel carrier has now been standardised we should like this point to receive immediate attention. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Report attached. | ||