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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).
Failures of connecting rods and bearings after mileage tests.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 115\1\  scan0059
Date  14th September 1936 guessed
  
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(3) B20 in B-56-BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, second run in France, with solid bearings throughout. Con. rod failed after 12,000 miles.

(4) 6-B-IV, solid bearings with metal to the correct specification. Rod failed after 10,000 miles due to the flange breaking off, and the bearing itself breaking into several pieces.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}
  
  


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