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).
Modification to gearbox selector guide forks to prevent leakage.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\4\ scan0234 | |
Date | 17th October 1938 | |
1153. [strikethrough text] c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ---------------- DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/G.17.10.38. B.111, B.50. GEARBOX. Herewith is PD.286 shewing a modification to selector guide forks to prevent leakage by means of a felt ring in a groove in the selector shaft, making a seal with the boss bore. You already have an advance print for urgent instruction. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||