Comparison of a cardan shaft joint with the American Mechanics Joint, highlighting the benefits of reduced lubrication.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\1\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 9th November 1926 | |
| Contd. -2- Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJL1/T9.11.26. The absence of the necessity for lubrication during service is a very great disadvantage. Any modification that reduces the number of points to be lubricated during service must necessarily be greatly appreciated by the car-buying public. Compared with our own type of joint, the American Mechanics Joint is smaller, simpler and from its construction,less costly. We are continuing to run this cardan shaft on 9-GIII. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /A.J.Lidsey. | ||
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).