Revision notice detailing the replacement of a propeller shaft on a Bentley Chassis due to needle bearing failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\3\ scan0193 | |
| Date | 6th January 1943 | |
| Chassis To......Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wym {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} /CP. C.C.......Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wym. {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 804 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CP.1.JMA. 6.1.43 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 4.1.43. Propellor Shaft.LOP. GB.3176. GB.3240 Prop.Shaft removed due to failure of needle bearings. New one fitted GB.3240. 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).