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).
'chunking in the drive' issue on a Spectre, proposing tests with modified propeller shafts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\1\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 10th October 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} +328 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}15/KW.10.10.35. Chunking in the Drive - SpectreCodename for Phantom III. We should like to see whether it makes any difference to this trouble if the sliding joint of the propellor shaft can slide easily instead of requiring about a ton end force at full torque in bottom gear as is the present case. There are two propellor shafts in the fitting shop suitable for a Bentley, one being the Layrub shaft and the other the roller sliding joint shaft. Will you please shorten both these and make the end suitable for trying on a SpectreCodename for Phantom III chassis. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||