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).
Inquiry to The Rover Company about the reliability of a Lucas Starter drive rubber coupling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\2\ scan0101 | |
| Date | 16th May 1939 | |
| 1091. Rml/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 16th May, 1939. CONFIDENTIAL. M.C. Wilks, Esq., The Rover Company Ltd., New Meteor Works, COVENTRY. Dear Wilks, We are interested in the new Lucas Starter drive in which is embodied the latest rubber coupling. One which we have had running about for 18 months was found to be on the point of failing due to the rubber slipping on the inner sleeve. The rubber was found to be badly perished at one end due, we think, to oil attack. We wondered if you could give us any confidential information as to any troubles that you have experienced with this unit. Yours sincerely, | ||