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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).
Complaint of a loose Bentley steering box, and the introduction of a new bolt to fix the issue.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 106\5\  scan0194
Date  1st December 1937
  
To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
c. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/Cy.1/LS.1. 12. 37.

RE BENTLEY STEERING - Ref:- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}11/W.29.11.37.

We have investigated your complaint of loose anchorage of the Steering Box to the Frame, and find that the bolt K.456 is unsuitable and will not always tighten up.

A new Bolt K.410 has recently been introduced to overcome this disability, by an increase of .135 in length of thread and in cases of slackness, preferably, the new bolt should be fitted, or the K.456 should be screwed down by .135.

RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/Cy.
  
  


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