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).
Alteration notice for a Bentley chassis propeller shaft, involving the replacement of a part to prevent imbalance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\3\ scan0097 | |
| Date | 11th January 1938 | |
| To. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Mec. (40 copies). RE. BENTLEY CHASSIS. ALTERATIONS. - 3582/G.s.s. Please receive herewith :- GB.2518. Prop. Shaft. LOP. (Sh.1) See.6110. to which the following alterations have been made :- Superseded. Added. Title. No.off. Matl. Where Made. G.53779. G.85699. Plug. 2. S/MC.401. W. Note "N" "To 122 in "L" is added to G.53779. Note "M" "123 in "L" Onwards" is added to G.85699. REASON :- To provide a Plug of the same weight as the Lubricator Nipple, to prevent the Prop. Shaft being out of balance when the position of Nipple and Plug is exchanged. (RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/RMN.{R. M. Neaum}8/JA.3.1.38.). Surplus parts of G.53779. are scrap. (BY's. verbal instructions). Please receive herewith the following drawing. Kindly instruct, and issue blue prints to the Dept's. concerned. G.85699. Plug. 2 off. BY/CRL.{C. R. Lisson} Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||