Instructions clarifying the correct lubrication procedure for the pivot bushes, addressing a common misunderstanding.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\2\ Scan027 | |
| Date | 11th November 1912 | |
| R.R. 258 (24 B) (PP. 119. 11.11.12) E.P. 2936. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. INSTRUCTIONS. 19 To Order No. Customer's No. 2 a question of lubrication of the bottom & top pivot bushes. We find among chauffeurs who bring their cars into this Dept that quite a number of them are not aware that the Cap at the bottom of the pivot is intended to be used for lubricating the bottom bush who & are under the impression that the only means of lubricating the pivot is by removing the cap 'A' on Fig. 13 Page 29 in the Instruction Book. The bottom cap which we refer to is shown in Fig 14 on the same page, & this should be filled & screwed home, this operation forcing Signed This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work. | ||
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).