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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).
Modifications to the clutch thrust to make it oil-retaining.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 26\5\  Scan137
Date  16th May 1928
  
BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
X3806
DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/M16.5.28.
CENTRALISED CHASSIS LUBRICATION. X.3806
CLUTCH THRUST. X.7300
Herewith we send N. sch. 2601 shewing the slight modifications to the clutch thrust to make it oil retaining.
The modifications are on the lines of that schemes for SS.{S. Smith}
We have used existing pieces as far as possible, but subsequently a boss and cop could be added to the trunnion forging.
DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
  
  


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