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).
Failure of an Oilite bush in the Phantom III chassis flywheel and clutch, and the resulting production hold.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\3\ scan0117 | |
| Date | 6th May 1936 | |
| GRY{Shadwell Grylls} SuTH De. (crossed out) c.Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} (crossed out) c.Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Me. BY/SS.{S. Smith}4/J.6.5.36. PHANTOM III CHASSIS - FLYWHEEL & CLUTCH. OILITE BUSH - G.83571. During the last week of March, a failure of the above bush was reported by the Experimental Dept. through the Bush seizing on the clutch driving shaft, as shown on the blueprint EXI.25. Because of this failure the ordering of the bulk production quantity was withheld, as a changeover to a floating type of bush was contemplated. We wish to point out that we are still waiting for a decision and are being pressed by the makers' who are anxious to complete their dies. In the meantime will the Order Office please keep production supplied by the present type of bush. BY/SS.{S. Smith} | ||