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).
Request from Paris for gearbox drawings, specifications for side shaft end play, and various thrust washers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\5\ scan0336 | |
| Date | 25th April 1940 | |
| 1245 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/ML.25.4.40. Allen was on the 'phone from Paris and asked for the following information to be sent as soon as possible. 1. Arrangement drawing for the gearbox with the improved clearances clearly marked on it. 2. What is the correct end play for the side shaft? There is .015 on the box he has on the car at present. Please send him a range of thrust washers of the 2" diameter variety, which vary in thickness from .104 to .120. Should the box (a) crash (b) stick what is the recommended treatment? Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||