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).
Tendency for Bentley gudgeon pin buttons to work loose due to insufficient taper, with a request to produce new sets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\1\ scan0072 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1934 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x219 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/KW.2.7.34. Bentley Gudgeon Pin Buttons: There seems to be a certain tendency for these buttons to work loose and the Bentley Service Station say they think it is because there is not sufficient taper on this part. We pointed out that we originally copied their design, but actually in the various detailing which has been made the taper has become reduced. Will you please arrange to produce two sets of buttons schemed from the attached drawing. We will fit one set of these buttons to B-10 unit and the other set to the unit in Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}'s car, B-5. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||