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).
Failure of a Wraith first motion shaft and the fitting of a new gearbox and axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0406 | |
| Date | 18th November 1938 | |
| 200a also 628 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}18.11.38. FAILURE OF WRAITH FIRST MOTION SHAFT. 5.B.IV is now in the Fitting Shop for a new production Wraith gearbox to be fitted. We are letting you have a Bentley back axle at mid-day to-day which is at present in the P.III chassis. This axle will need a new pair of production gears and new pinion bearing. We shall be glad if you will fit a Rolls-Royce type propellor shaft as we do not want trouble with this item to hold up testing of the gearbox. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||