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).
Letter to Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding the required dimensions for rollers in steering gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 27th February 1939 | |
| 1300 Experimental Dept. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/MH.{M. Huckerby} 27th. February, 1939. Messrs. The Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Chelmsford, ESSEX. Your Ref. JB/DH{D. Henderson - Showroom}/DOA. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of 24th. inst. we regret that it is not possible for us to alter the dimensions of 1.532 and 1.538 as suggested by you. we require two sizes of roller as some are for use as replacements in existing steering gears and the size of the mating cam may vary by an amount greater than can be accommodated by the adjustment. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||