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).
Jamming change speed lever on 2I.G.IV, caused by a scored and unhardened shaft.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\4\ scan0079 | |
| Date | 26th August 1935 | |
| X500W HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX. Indre. France. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/2/JAB. 26th August 1935. To. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c to. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/EIH. [Struck through] From. G.W.H. 2I. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} IV. We have had to dismantle the Change Speed Lever on 2I.G.IV. to ease the shaft as it was jamming very bad after using reverse. The balls had again scored the shaft. We have found that the shaft G 57057 has been left unhardened. The inner housing sleeve is hard. There is no trouble with the tail bearing spindle and ball bearing. ----------------- [Signature G.W.Hancock] G.W.H. | ||