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).
Trial of cast-iron main lever bearing bushes in shock dampers instead of bronze due to wear issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\4\ scan0137 | |
| Date | 29th November 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X500 a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.3/KW.29.11.35. Bearing Wear in Shock Dampers. We want to try the main lever bearing bushes F.100879 and F.85059 in cast-iron instead of bronze. We have been experiencing examples of bearing wear causing knocking and glandleaks. We should like the rear dampers of 21-G-IV to be fitted with cast iron bushes. If these cannot be fitted before this car leaves, we suggest that a pair of dampers should follow the car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||