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).
Dimensional inspection report for main bearings, detailing measurements before and after testing.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\5\ scan0336 | |
Date | 15th February 1939 | |
MAIN BEARINGS DIMENSIONS UNIT Nº B60 No.1. PASSED TO TEST :- 17-9-38 COMPLETED TEST :- 15-2-39 RUNNING TIME :- 197 HRS. 20 MINS. MILEAGE :- ( 92 HRS. 45 MINS. F.T.) CRANKSHAFT: EB.3867 MATL: V.C.M. TEST PIECE Nº: XV.7402-B105 MAIN BEARINGS: EB.3919-20-1-2 MATL: S/LC. & WMT. 4089/90. TABLE DATA: BEARINGS | C/SHAFT | CLEARANCE ROW | TYPE | BEFORE | AFTER | WEAR | BEFORE | AFTER | WEAR | BEFORE | AFTER | DIFF. WEAR 1 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4978 | 2.4970 | .0008 | .0024 | .0030 | .0006 1 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4978 | 2.4970 | .0008 | .0024 | .0030 | .0006 1 | OVALITY | NIL. | NIL. | | NIL. | NIL. | | | | 2 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5015 | .0013 | 2.4979 | 2.4970 | .0009 | .0024 | .0050 | .0026 2 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4978 | 2.4965 | .0013 | .0023 | .0030 | .0007 2 | OVALITY | NIL. | .0015 | | .0001 | .0005 | | | | 3 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5010 | .0008 | 2.4979 | 2.4970 | .0009 | .0023 | .0045 | .0022 3 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4980 | 2.4965 | .0015 | .0022 | .0030 | .0008 3 | OVALITY | NIL. | .0010 | | .0001 | .0005 | | | | 4 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5015 | .0013 | 2.4977 | 2.4965 | .0012 | .0027 | .0050 | .0023 4 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4975 | 2.4965 | .0010 | .0025 | .0035 | .0010 4 | OVALITY | NIL. | .0015 | | .0002 | NIL. | | | | 5 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5015 | .0013 | 2.4978 | 2.4970 | .0008 | .0025 | .0050 | .0025 5 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5005 | .0003 | 2.4977 | 2.4965 | .0012 | .0024 | .0035 | .0011 5 | OVALITY | NIL. | .0010 | | .0001 | .0005 | | | | 6 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5010 | .0008 | 2.4978 | 2.4964 | .0014 | .0029 | .0046 | .0017 6 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4973 | 2.4965 | .0008 | .0024 | .0035 | .0011 6 | OVALITY | NIL. | .0010 | | .0005 | .0001 | | | | 7 | A-A | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4978 | 2.4970 | .0008 | .0025 | .0030 | .0005 7 | B-B | 2.5002 | 2.5000 | -.0002 | 2.4977 | 2.4970 | .0007 | .0024 | .0030 | .0006 7 | OVALITY | NIL. | NIL. | | .0001 | NIL. | | | | MAX. & MIN. CLEARANCES GIVEN. GAUGE SIZE: | ||