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Specification for revisions to Bentley Chassis 1-B-50, detailing work on the spring suspension mechanism.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 153\3\  scan0166
Date  16th March 1942
  
Chassis
A#
To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CP.
c to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wym {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}
1298
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CP.7/LH. {Mr Haworth} 16.3.42.
Bentley Chassis 1-B-50.
Bentley Unit B.60-No.1.
Specification of the above
Chassis is revised as follows :-
Work carried out at Clan 14.3.42.
Spring Suspension Mechanism.IOP. FB.3950.
FB.3507/8 Lower Triangle Levers - existing.
dismantled for Inspection.
Crack tested by HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} and refitted.
The following new replacement
parts fitted to near-side :-
GW.800 Roller Housing - complete with needle bearings.
FB.3072 Bearing Pin
GW.400 Felt Washer.
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CP.
  
  
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).


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