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).
Inspection report detailing the condition and wear of various engine components including the ignition governor, drive shaft, and water pump.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\4\ B001_X 100a-page174 | |
| Date | 7th February 1933 | |
| -4- RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}1/BE7.2.33. Ignition Governor & Drive contd. 4. Governor Arms(Inner) E.58120 These have worn .005" and .003" respectively in centre bushed hole. 5. Governor Arms(Outer) E.50788 The centre bushed hole worn .008" and is elongated to the extent of .031" on both arms. 6. Control Fork E.57916 In good condition, no wear. 7. Floating Bush E.57913 One of these has worn in the bore .0015" but the other is good. 8. Distributor Shaft E.57917 This was stuck and rusted in the driving shaft bore. 9. Taper Pin K.4811 Due to hammering in the elongated hole of the control fork, this is grooved to a depth of .010". Cross Drive Shaft. RR. Scheme 107 1. Bearing diameters on shaft good. 2. Gear teeth good. 3. Alum. bearings slightly worn in bore. Water Pump. RR. Scheme 234. 1. Rotor spindle badly scored and worn. 2. The end of rotor spindle has bored into head of thrust screw to a depth of approximately .150". In consequence the rotor has been rubbing hard against the pump cover, wearing away the vanes so that only a portion of the effective area remains. cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||