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).
The weight and cost implications of half floating axles versus fully floating axles, and pressed wheels versus spoked wheels.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 7\3\ X 602 Axle Rear-page25 | |
Date | 24th September 1936 | |
-4- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}16/Ks.24.9.36. We realise that a half floating arrangement will always weigh more than a fully floating axle, but think the extra weight (due solely to the larger axle shafts) is worth while to eliminate all slack. The saving in cost will be about £1 per car, due to the absence of splines connected with the wheel drivers. If at any time we should use pressed instead of spoked wheels, this can be done on a half floating axle with a saving in weight of about 12 lbs. It should be possible to retain such a wheel with one central nut. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||