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).
'Eagle' engine's epicyclic gear floating sun wheel bush scheme, including part numbers and an assembly sketch.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\4\ scan 159 | |
Date | 15th May 1917 | |
To Mr Hills from BY/ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} a.{Mr Adams} to M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} c. to Mr Clark. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Mr Coverley. BY/ST23/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}15517. May 15th, 1917. RE "EAGLE" ENGINES - EPICYCLIC GEAR - FLOATING SUN WHEEL BUSH SCHEME. - X.3047. Please receive herewith the following details in connection with the above:- G.5850/1 - Sun Wheel (Port and Starboard). G.5852 - Sun Wheel Bush. G.5853 - Ring for Retaining Bush. Will you please instruct up one set of these parts, to be fitted to the first available experimental engine, for test under the above X number. One of either G.5850 or G.5851 is required but not both. The retaining ring is kept in the sun wheel, as shown in the sketch hereunder:- [Sketch showing three stages of fitting a retaining ring into a sun wheel and bush assembly] Handwritten text on sketch: SUN WHEEL RETAINING RING BUSH. STAGE No I. BEFORE ROLLING OVER EDGE X STAGE No II. X ROLLED OVER STAGE No III CLEANED OFF FLUSH WITH TEETH DO NOT DISTORT TEETH. BY/ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} | ||