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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).
Test notes and data tables on rear gearbox clutch effort at various speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\2\  scan0230
Date  11th May 1937 guessed
  
File please
Pg Rear box 328

We have measured the effort to free up a stationary clutch plate at various speeds in Top and 2nd Gear on 33G7.
Effort measured was the minimum which will eventually drag the gear regardless of the time taken.

Conditions {
Top gear cone 9°
2nd " " 5 1/2
increased travel MSAL 4951
}

[Table 1: Normal oil level]
Speed | Top | Effort (lbs) 2nd
5 | | 9
10 | 11 |
15 | | 8 1/2
25 | | 9
30 | 11 |
50 | 10 |

[Table 2: No oil]
Speed | Top | Effort 2nd
5 | | 8
10 | 10 |
15 | | 9
25 | | 8
30 | 10 |
50 | 9 |
  
  


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