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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).
Repeated failures of steering rollers on Bentley Wraith chassis, urging immediate replacement.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 9\7\  07-page187
Date  5th May 1939
  
650 260 V 1300

To AHO. from MM/JSH.
a.{Mr Adams} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
b. W/SB.{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister}
c. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore}
d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} TM.
e.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} JLH. w/LR.{Mr Ellor}
f.{Mr Friese} HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}

MM/JSH.1/AH.5.5.39.

4 & 1/4' LITRE BENTLEY STEERING ROLLERS.

A further example of a steering roller cracked by normal service has been found on Wraith chassis WCB.17. This makes a total of 4 such failures.

It is therefore apparent that every effort should be made to replace rollers on customers' cars as quickly as possible to reduce the risk of a serious accident.

MM/JSH.
  
  


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