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).
Revising the steering column and magneto controls to eliminate 'click-on' type ball joints on the Phantom Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan242 | |
| Date | 4th May 1928 | |
| To H.E. To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} To BY/SS.{S. Smith} 77430 x7240 Re Phantom Chassis - Revised Steering column and Magneto Controls to eliminate "Click-on" type Ball Joints. Further to our memo BY/CS5/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}5.5.27, in which we asked for information regarding the above controls, we would like again to bring to your notice the fact that "click-on" type joints are still being fitted on production in four instances, viz:- Magneto, Steering column, Radiator shutter and Carb:Throttle controls. Designs to LeC's 2188, 2200/1 were instructed to be fitted experimentally by our memo BY/CS5/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}5.3.26 which eliminated the "click-on" joints on the magneto and steering column controls, and we understand have since been fitted satisfactorily to various Exptl:cars. The "Click-on" type joint for the Radiator Shutter Control will disappear shortly on production, when the integral type shutters are fitted, and only the carb: throttle control need be fitted with a "click-on" type joint as we have no design to replace this one yet. The new type magneto joint is as shown thus - [Illustration of a magneto joint] PULL ROD and the new type steering column joint is as shown thus - [Illustration of a steering column joint] RV/aa{D. Abbot-Anderson} [Handwritten Note] HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} please note Parts referred to were fitted to 12-EX March 3/25 1926. 9-ERCTI Unit - they are quite satisfactory and no more expensive than 'Click on' connections [Signature] | ||