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 and nip specifications for different types of bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\4\ scan0065 | |
| Date | 13th May 1940 | |
| file 1030 To Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}7/JMc.13.5.40. BEARINGS. Herewith some information on clearances. Clce/inch. Nip. W/M (Steel shell) .001 .001 A.C. 9 .00125 .003/.0035 Lead Bronze. .00125 .001 Vandervell. .001 .003 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||