Standardisation of chassis parts for the automatic oiling of the clutch spigot from the gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\6\ 06-page105 | |
| Date | 15th January 1931 | |
| A.B. 783 (100) (2-3-30) R.C. 4877. YS480 COMPLETED 16.4.31. STANDARDISATION of CHASSIS PARTS. Date 15.1.31. X No. 872. S.480. Drawing No.(s). S.2977 Part List A Scrap and replace at all costs, including Chassis already delivered to Customers. B Scrap and replace on Chassis in Works. C Scrap present stock and replace on all Chassis not yet handed to test. D Use existing stock Alteration effective on future Chassis. Description of Parts. Automatic oiling of clutch spigot from gearbox. Origin. To do away with hand oiling of spigot. Experimental Test Report. Scheme made similar to Phantom II which proved successful. Road Test Report. Fitted to 18.G.IV. and ran 10,000 miles. Clutch spigot was over-oiled, modifications have been made to correct this. [Stamp] 25 H.P. CHASSIS Weight of Old Part. Weight of New Part. Difference per Car. Cost of Old Part. £ 12.5.11. Cost of New Part. £ 12.11.3. Difference per Car. £ 0.5.4. Increase. Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :- Series.........£......... Series.........£......... Series.........£......... Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rb. {R. Bowen} 10.4.31. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 13.4.31. INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 14.4.31 | Agreed SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} R. {Sir Henry Royce} | 1.2.31 | Agreed WHR. {Mr Wheeler} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 16.1.31 | Agreed Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. | 20.1.31 | Agreed C. RG. {Mr Rowledge} | 19.1.31 | Agreed Rg. {Mr Rowledge} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 21.1.31 | Agreed Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 19.1.31 | Agreed BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 16.1.31 | Agreed EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 21.1.31 | Agreed E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PN. {Mr Northey} | 21.1.31 | Agreed PN. {Mr Northey} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | | Agreed HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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