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).
Written note discussing modifications to a radiator support, including changing stud and washer specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\1\ Scan069 | |
| Date | 9th December 1928 | |
| COPY OF WRITTEN NOTE. X7250 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} Sunday the 9th. Dec. 1928. X7250 Further to my letter of last night, DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} and I worked at the radiator support this morning, and came to the conclusion that for immediate application we could increase the stud to 5/16. Watch that the clearances are all right and use a rubber washer on the bottom instead of the steel spring. [Drawing of a washer with dimensions <-- 1 1/2 -->, <-- 1/2 -->, A <-> 3/4 V] This is the washer which will be the longest thing to get. I think, if the distance piece did not allow the radiator to lift more than 1/16 the stud would not have broken. The job is not coarse enough and we are altering it tomorrow to a bigger size. There does not seem much the matter with the scheme. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||