Trial and procurement of gearbox bearings with reduced clearance for motion shafts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\11\ 11-page160 | |
| Date | 28th February 1939 | |
| 628? BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /CRL. {C. R. Lisson} [struck through] c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} [struck through] c. LA. {L. A. Archer} [struck through] BY.3/N.28.2.39. Bearings for 1st. & 3rd. Motion Shafts. LA. {L. A. Archer} has tried a gearbox fitted with bearings having reduced clearance, and found them to be definitely better than GW.788 and GW.789. As Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} wants the Schatz bearing to do some mileage before releasing for production, it has been agreed to order bearings similar to/GW.788 and GW.789 with the '0' fit, and these will be used immediately they are available for 'C' series and gearboxes sent in for modification. Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /Dn. is ascertaining from Hoffmanns how soon we can get a supply of the new bearings. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).