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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).
Oil leak from the front suspension's Bijur feed on a Wraith model due to a lack of restriction.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\1\  scan0036
Date  28th July 1937
  
To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
600a
CHATEAUROUX.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/4/JAB.28.7.37.
26.G.VI.- WRAITH.
Bijur Feed to Front Suspension.
Oil was pouring out of the bottom yoke bearings.
Inspection showed that the bijur feeds to these points were straight through with no restriction - is this correct ?
We have fitted Z.S.2 feeds for the time being.
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
Ivan. Waller.
  
  


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