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).
Locking mechanism for ball ends on steering levers for Wraith, Bentley III and Phantom III models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 13th January 1938 | |
| 1800 To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. to Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB.{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/JH.13.1.38. re Locking of Ball Ends on Steering Levers. We agree to the suggestion in Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB.{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister}19/HR.6.1.38., that the locking washer on steering joint ball ends should be made so that they can be fitted either way up. In the case of Wraith and Bentley III this locking device is omitted on all joints except that at the lower end of the pendulum lever. We think this could be done on P.III also as there is no necessity to locate the ball pins on the cross steering tubes and the front end of the side steering tube. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||