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).
Design of a rear axle casing with hypoid gears, its assembly, adjustment, and component sourcing.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\2October1926-December1926\ Scan007 | |
| Date | 6th October 1926 | |
| TO ~~BY~~ FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to ~~BJ~~ HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M6.10.26. EAC. 9. REAR AXLE. ~~X7350 / 2776~~ Herewith we send N. schs. 2275/6 shewing the rear axle casing for the above car with hypoid gears. It will be noticed that the box is arranged so that by removing the R.H. tube and side plate the meshing can be inspected and probably brought to a high degree of accuracy before the axle is run on the road. The adjustment for the bevel is enclosed in the L.H. tube so that no adjustment can be made on the road. It is believed that this will be no disadvantage, but we should like your remarks before going too far. We have endeavoured to combine the advantages of the banjo axle with the strength of our normal construction. We have worked out the hypoids to the best of our information down here, but this is necessarily rather incomplete, and we should be glad if you would take up the question of these gears with the makers, and obtain us some accurate dimensions. If necessary slight modifications to the box can be made to suit. With reference to the Shatz bearings we believe you are getting some for the aero engine reduction gear, and therefore can probably also obtain these. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||