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).
Summary of bearing orders and progress for the month of October.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 116\3\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 31th October 1938 | |
| SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER OF BEARING ORDERS & PROGRESS ------------------------- Order List. ------------ Dennis........... 27 pairs. De Havilland.... 8 pairs - trial set. E.R.A............ 24 pairs Leyland......... 3,238 pairs Morris Comm...... 15 pairs - trial sets Napier ........... 6 bushes Perkins Diesel .. 12 pairs - trial sets Scammell......... 6 pairs Ricardo.......... 6 pairs Thornycroft...... 30 pairs ------------------------- Bearings Despatched. ------------------ A.E.C........... 52 halves Rough machined only. These replaced porous ones returned to H.D.A. Leyland Cub.... 141 pairs Finish machined - sent to Kingston. (Big end) Leyland 33339.. 24 pairs Finish machined - sent to Leyland. (big end) ------------------------- Enquiries Dealt With. -------------------- Crossley V.R.6. 3 trial sets. (mains and big ends). Sentinel General information and quotation for 100 sets. (main bearings) Ruston & Hornsby 5 trial bearings - awaiting R.Royce approval of design. (main bearings) Lister 2 sample bushes and lots of 1,000 (small diesel big end). ------------------------- We have approximately 400 pairs of bearings for Leyland and Dennis almost completed, but as the Copper content is higher than specification, we will not deliver same unless we are forced to, pending the making up of replacements to correct specification. WM/FHF 31.10.38. | ||