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).
Propeller shaft clearance on the experimental Phantom III cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\4\ scan0145 | |
| Date | 17th March 1937 | |
| 337. To Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.to E/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c.to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} c.to W/L.H -JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FB.3/DJ.17.3.37. Re Phantom III Propeller shaft clearance. We have checked our Experimental Phantom III cars and find we have never experienced any trouble with the prop shaft fouling the pot. With a buffer clearance of 4.4375" we have 6.500" clearance between the universal joint and the cover. Even if we allow 1" for a possible buffer compression or max bump we should still have 1" clearance. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||