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).
Request to trial a thinner Bentley fan belt from Goodrich Rubber Co. to ease removal.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\5\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 8th May 1934 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X224 Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std.5/MA.8.5.34. We wish to try a thinner Bentley fan belt in order to obviate the difficulty of removing same with the engine in chassis - will you please order from the Goodrich Rubber Co., a fan belt to EB.221, but having the depth of belt section reduced from .500-25 to .475-25. We should like you to point out to Messrs. Goodrich that it is important that these limits be adhered to. We require this belt as soon as possible in order to fit it to next 10,000 miles Bentley. Handwritten Note: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} We have a new jig & mould in hand & these new dimensions + samples should be available in 10/14 days RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 8/5/34. Signature: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||