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).
Design and disassembly precautions for the central lubrication pump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\1\ Scan177 | |
| Date | 23th April 1929 | |
| 43806 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gy. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gy1/LG23.4.29. CENTRAL LUBRICATION. With regard to BY1/G19.4.29. We do not think that there is any necessity to take precautions against a customer interfering with the pump (N.Sch.2830) The spring is held from flitting out on undoing the 2 studs which hold the cover by the pedal ball end being jammed in the slot, hence the top cover complete with the filter, the plunger, piston, valve and pedal can be removed as a single unit without damage. It may be advisable to be able to dismantle this at times to clean the filter, but we see no reason why a customer should contemplate taking out the pedal first and in any case this is impossible without first making special tools as the neck of the pedal is held tight in the slot. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gy. | ||