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).
Experiment on an axle shaft and proposing a new design for short drivers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 10th October 1936 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/KW.10.10.36. The restoring load is nearly half the length of an axle shaft. Virtually therefore no sensible force is required to cause the necessary movement in the wheel drivers. An old shaft and driver were used for the experiment. If the drivers could restrain the shaft we should expect them to break and therefore recommend that a design is issued for short drivers of large area which will allow the necessary universal movement without wear. We do not expect the longer ones already issued to be a success, and would prefer to send to France the suggested new variety. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||