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The fitting of a spring to the E.A.C. clutch between the crankshaft and universal joint.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 182\M20\M20.3\  img003
Date  23th May 1924
  
To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to CJ. RG. {Mr Rowledge}
c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

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E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A. {Mr Adams} C. CLUTCH. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG23.5.24.

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We have fitted a spring between the Crankshaft and Universal Joint. The Clutch Brake now performs quite satisfactorily, and the Clutch stops without any difficulty.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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