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).
Various component failures, their suspected causes, and proposed solutions or next steps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0093 | |
| Date | 12th July 1935 guessed | |
| (sheet 2) Front Bolt of Stay fell out. We have not yet instructed any modification. If the bolt is thought to be large enough a split pin instead of the present spring washer is indicated. Pin worked out of selector shaft. This is due to insufficient length of the extension of the plunger housing which retains the pin. Modifications are instructed. Top stay broke close to the Box. This is due, we think, to the flexibility of the stay being insufficient to accommodate the movement of the box on the rubber mounting. A stay with unclamped ends has been sent to France. Rear crossmember of Box too flexible. We cannot understand this trouble as this cross member ism we should have thought, sufficiently stiff vertically and in the plan view, where the crossmember is not very rigid, there is no load to take. We can deal with this when we have more information. HDY.{William Hardy} | ||