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).
Clearances for connecting rod and main bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\5\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 5th July 1938 guessed | |
| Agents Copy. by Rolls Royce in this matter. (a) CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS. For connecting rods we find the following clearances satisfactory - Minimum - 0.001/inch diameter. Maximum - 0.0015/inch diameter. (b) MAIN BEARINGS. For main bearings where crankcase and crankshaft distortion must be taken into account, we find that the following clearances are necessary - | ||