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).
Front shock absorber ball ends coming loose on two different chassis during road testing and use.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0225 | |
| Date | 27th January 1920 | |
| <S461 EH. c. to Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EF7/F27.1.20. FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER BALL ENDS COMING LOOSE. With reference to our complaints on the above, ref. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}14/F29.12.19 and EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}9/F5.1.20, in which it was pointed out that these failures were most probably due to the fact that the ball end had not in the first place been properly tightened up, we have now at least two cases in which the cars have gone through the standard routine of these nuts being tightened up by the proper authorised men for doing this job. On chassis 79-TW after 300 miles' running (used for works transport for a few days), one of the ball ends came loose, and on chassis 1-TW, which was doing its final road test, one of the ball ends came actually adrift after about 80 miles' running. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||