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).
Test report on Hypoid Axle Oil for a Phantom II new rear axle using Wakefields Extreme Pressure Lubricant.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 17th November 1933 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid{A. J. Lidsey} from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} X1183? Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}5/T17.11.33. RE. HYPOID AXLE OIL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid{A. J. Lidsey}4/KT1.11.33. We have tested on the Dynamometer and road a Phantom II new rear axle filled with Wakefields Extreme Pressure Lubricant for hypoid gears and it has passed its tests quite satisfactorily. On examining the axle after road test we find that its condition is very satisfactory. LID{A. J. Lidsey} See me H -> Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Signature] | ||