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).
Clearance of lead bronze big end bearings fitted to a Bentley and the resulting high oil consumption.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0242 | |
| Date | 29th November 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X1020 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}13/KW.29.11.35. Lead Bronze Big Ends. We are very interested in the actual clearance which was used on the big end bearings fitted to Bentley Idmit. As you know, the main objection to lead bronze big ends is the increased oil flow through the bearings which causes high oil consumption. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||