The condition of rear axle gears after a 10,000-mile test in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0128 | |
| Date | 24th January 1936 | |
| BENTLEY 56 BN {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} REAR AXLE Y4BE-56 11-43 RATIO 24-1-36 CONDITION OF REAR AXLE GEARS AFTER 10,000 MILES TEST IN FRANCE ACTUAL MILEAGE = 15000 REVERSE SIDE OF TOOTH No BEDDING OBTAINED HERE FORWARD SIDE OF TOOTH HARD BEDDING ON THIS CORNER HARD BEDDING PINION GB.798 S/LN HARD BEDDING REVERSE SIDE OF TEETH No BEDDING HERE HARD BEDDING No BEDDING OBTAINED HERE BEVEL WHEEL GB 405 S/LN ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. PRINT ROOM 31 JAN 1936 DERBY. | ||
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).