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).
Inquiring about the reduction in complaints of Bentley steering control rattles after a modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0254 | |
| Date | 19th January 1939 | |
| 250 also 1113 W/K.{Mr Kilner} To CWH. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}19.1.39. BENTLEY STEERING CONTROL RATTLES. Will you please let us know whether any reduction in complaints of control rattles has been experienced on cars produced subsequent to the middle of "K" series. At this time the clearance between the inner column tube and the control quadrant holder was increased from 0.010 to 0.020. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||