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).
The failure and replacement of a pinion bearing on a rear axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\5\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} γ 200a Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}2.5.38. 3.B.IV REAR AXLE. The pinion bearing on the above car has failed. We have removed the pinion unit in the garage and handed it to the shop. Will you please fit a standard production bearing. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||