Instruction regarding an experimental cure for a whistling flywheel on a Bentley by increasing side clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\2\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 4th September 1933 | |
| GRY. {Shadwell Grylls} Instructed for B5 unit going in green car. Confirm it has been done & check result on road. X212 To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} A {Mr Adams} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} 17HP 4.9.33. re Bentley Whistling Flywheel. We send you herewith blueprint: LeC.3612 shewing the side clearance increased between the edge of the starter ring and the flywheel casing, by introducing a turning operation. Will you please confirm as soon as possible this experimental cure for the whistling noise. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} cl | ||
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).