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).
Requesting a design modification for the Bentley steering gear due to issues with spanner clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0245 | |
| Date | 7th June 1937 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 230 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}13/AP.7.6.37 BENTLEY STEERING. We have received complaints from Cricklewood about the impossibility of tightening the nuts holding the Bentley steering gear to the chassis frame, owing to insufficient clearance for a box spanner. On a bare chassis without bonnet strips it is possible to use a jaw spanner as is done in the Works, but when the bonnet strips are fitted even this is not possible. Will you please modify the design to overcome this difficulty. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||