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).
Modifications to the rear brakes intermediate shaft, equaliser, and rear gusset stay.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 10th October 1938 | |
| RY/NS{Norman Scott} [Struck through] c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1029. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}15/G.10.10.38. B.111. B.50. W.80. G.CD.897 REAR BRAKES INTER. SHAFT AND EQUALISER. REAR GUSSET STAY. AFM{Anthony F. Martindale} [Handwritten] The Rear Brakes Intermediate Shaft and the Rear Gusset Stay have been positioned to suit either 50" or 56" springs. (The new positions modify FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}213). Thus most of the pieces become common to the three above chassis. The suspension of the equaliser tube differs from S.CD.580. The frame attachment by a universal block replaces the anchor plates criticised in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}30.8.38. The rear axle attachment now uses standard rubbers and hangs quite vertical, both rubbers being in one plane. Rear axle brackets are shown to suit existing and new half floating axles (to FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}90, existing on B.111; G.CD.892 and G.CD.920, new axles for B.111 and B.50). The equaliser tube section is reduced to 1.000 o/dia. x .064 thick. A bracket for the new fully floating axle on B.111 will be shown on a later scheme. The intermediate shaft now has an adjustable 'off' stop and a stronger 'on' stop. One circular hole in the cruciform replaces a larhe rectangular hole and a small circular hole. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||