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).
Instructions for modifying a standard crankcase casting to use Vandervell bearings for an experiment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0291 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1938 | |
| - 2 - DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}7/G.3.10.38. A standard crankcase casting should be used with the rear bearing stud holes drilled in the revised position, the oil supply pipe to rear bearing is altered to suit. The hollow dowels for both top and bottom halves of the standard bearings are not required for the Vandervell bearings, as they are located by tabs in slots. Will you please issue the necessary detailsfor the experiment. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||