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).
Experimental universal joint application for the Phantom III clutch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\3\ scan0203 | |
| Date | 19th November 1936 | |
| 312 DY.{F R Danby} C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} De. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} E/HDY.{William Hardy}1/HP.19.11.36. Phantom III Clutch. We send herewith N.Sch.4958 showing an experimental application of a universal joint between the clutch thrust bearing,and pressure plate levers with the object of distributing the load exerted by the pressure plate evenly on the clutch disc regardless of the setting of the levers or of the uniformity of thickness or stiffness of the disc. N.Sch.4958 herewith. E/HDY.{William Hardy} | ||