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).
Final recommendation sketch for a shaft and pinion assembly within a box or housing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\4\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 31th January 1931 guessed | |
| (4) FINAL RECOMMENDATION. URGENT. SKETCH 2. Central. Rear end of box. Bore box probably one size right through, pass pinion and shaft in from rear, put on wheel and tighten up nut through hole in front. Operation is of the simplest and same stroke as other gears Keep dia. of shaft large, never mind extra friction of larger dia. larger surface, better fixing, and can be hollow. | ||