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).
Engineering notes on load calculations for Bentley III Phoenix rubber bearings and suspension components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\4\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 11th June 1937 guessed | |
| Bentley III - Phoenix 1306 Rubber bearings ① Front end, Lower Triangle, inner brg. Max Journal load due to weight . 550 lb Braking 1100 lb 2 Directions at right angles combined load = 1230 lb End load due to braking 950 lb ② Yoke piece top Max end load due to braking 490 lb Max journal load, braking 200 lb cornering 490 lb (added arithmetically) Total 690 lb P.T.O. --- L.T. Total L 22° 9° 13° Solid pin. neck dia .750 U.T. 14 1/2° 24° 38 1/2° Total Present pin .625" dia. Might be reduced to .375" | ||