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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).
Diagram showing a self-adjusting tappet and a crankshaft damper.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179\2\  img211
Date  4th February 1932
  
SELF ADJUSTING TAPPET PIERCE
DIAMOND BORED
AIR ESCAPES HERE
SPRING ABOUT 10 LBS.
.032 TO .062 AMOUNT OF OIL CONTROLLED TAPPET CLEARANCE.
OIL FEED FROM CRANKCASE 25/30 LBS/D"
BALL SEATS HERE WHEN TAPPET FULL
INERTIA ELEMENT
WHITE METAL BEARING
CRANKSHAFT NOSE
RUBBER AND FABRIC DISC
DOUBLE FAN DRIVE
19 FEB 1932
CRANKSHAFT DAMPER PIERCE ->
4/2/32
  
  


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