Instruction to arrange a minimum clearance of .015' for crankshaft bearings, with an exception for the main rear bearing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\4\ 04-page006 | |
| Date | 20th October 1911 | |
| R.R. 533A (100M) (W 705. 1.8.11) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 182d. X615 REF. 58 (v) 20th October 1911 Mr. Swetnam 20-10-11 Will you please arrange that there is not less than .015" clearance between the face of any of the bearings on the crankshaft and the webs, with the exception of the main bearing at the rear end which controls the end play of the shaft. The shop should be instructed to this effect at the earliest possible moment. pp. T. Nadin, G.B. X 640 DICKINSON 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY | ||
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).