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 trial of aluminium spring seats for fully floating Bentley axles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1938 | |
| 402 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Lcs. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Cr.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}12/MH.{M. Huckerby}3.11.38. FULLY FLOATING BENTLEY AXLES. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} wants to try aluminium spring seats on this type of axle. Will you please let us know whether forgings in R.R.56 could be made from the existing dies; if this is not possible we shall try cast R.R.50. We should like a pair of such spring brackets fitted to 10.B.V. for its French test. We shall also want to bump which ever type is fitted to the car. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||