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).
Request for experimental shorter bushes for the Spectre Gearbox to reduce oil drag.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\1\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 1st January 1935 | |
| GRRY x 328 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from HDY.{William Hardy} HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP.1.1.35. c.c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} SpectreCodename for Phantom III Gearbox. With a view to reducing the oil drag of this box and thereby facilitating the gear change when the box is cold, will you kindly provide for experiment shorter bushes as follows:- Over-length all Spigot bearing bush between 1st and 3rd motion shaft. .9" 3rd speed pinion bushes. .5" EACH BUSH 2nd speed pinion bushes. .5" " " HDY.{William Hardy} | ||