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).
Connecting rod and bearing failures in two different engine test runs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0066 | |
| Date | 16th September 1936 guessed | |
| -2- (3) B20 in B-56-BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, second run in France, with solid bearings throughout. Con. rod failed after 12,000 miles. (4) 6-B-IV solid bearings with metal to the correct specification. Rod failed after 10,000 miles due to the flange breaking off and the bearing insert breaking into several pieces. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||