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).
Cost-saving measure for springs in the steering system by omitting a specific high carbon steel specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0309 | |
| Date | 26th May 1939 | |
| 1300 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. By/NS.{Norman Scott} c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}7/R.26.5.39. WRAITH & B.V.ETC. STEERING. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} has pointed out that the springs GW.1073 in the cross and front side steering tube joints can be purchased at 1/4 of the present cost if Salter's high carbon steel is not specified. As the stress in these springs is not exceptionally high and there is no stress range, we agree to omitting this specification. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||