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Comparative table of clutch particulars for the PH III, 25/30, and BENT 4¼ models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\2\  scan0300
Date  16th November 1936 guessed
  
PH III | 25/30 | BENT 4¼
CLUTCH ARRGT. | G84357 | G57170 | G132099
PEDAL ARRGT. | F87352 | F61066 | GL {G. Linnett} 799
WT. OF FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH. lbs | 77 | 71 | 64
INERTIA FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH. lbs ins² | 2200 | 2005 | 1810
INERTIA DRIVEN PLATE lbs. ins² | 102.5 | 42.8 | 32.7
OVERALL PEDAL RATIO | 54 | 42.5 | 39
WORKING PEDAL TRAVEL | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7
FREE MOVT. OF PEDAL | .787 | .950 | .950
THEOR.L SEPARATION | .092 | .080 | .095
ACTUAL SEPARATION | .075 | .058 | .065
WEAR BEFORE ADJUSTMENT | .015 | .022 | .026
TOTAL WEAR ALLOWANCE | .125 | .125 | .104
CUSHIONING ON DRIVEN DISC | .030 | .030 | .030
EFFECTIVE DIA. FACINGS | 11.00 | 9.00 | 8.00
TOTAL THRUST POUNDAGE | 1932 | 1320 | 1368
THEOR.L PEDAL PR. {Percy H. Rose} CLUTCH ENGAGED | 39 | 31 | 35
TYPE OF FACING | No6 | MOULDED | WOVEN
MAX. ENGINE TORQUE lbs. ft. | 356 | 190 | 208
WORKING μ | .19 | .19 | .23

CLUTCH PARTICULARS
7/L. Smith 4 x 36
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 250
  
  
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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