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).
Detailed weight breakdown of a Ford rear axle assembly and its various components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0015 | |
| Date | 15th May 1935 | |
| SHEET ① 15/5/35 FORD REAR AXLE COMPLETE WITH ENCLOSED DRIVING SHAFT AND TORQUE RODS - GEARS 9x37 AXLE COMPLETE WITH ENCLOSED DRIVING SHAFT AND TORQUE ROD - (NO HUBS OR BRAKE GEAR) = 140 LBS DETAIL WEIGHTS :- RADIUS ROD (WITH 2 BOLTS & NUTS) R.H.D = 5.250 LBS. RADIUS ROD (WITH 2 BOLTS & NUTS) L.H.D = 5.250 LBS. DRIVING SHAFT = 10.500 LBS. TORQUE TUBE WITH UNIVERSAL JOINT HOUSING CAP DRIVE SHAFT BEARING, RETAINER & SLEEVE = 22.500 LBS AXLE TUBE WITH BRACKET FOR RADIUS ROD AND SPRING HANGER, SHOCK DAMPER, BALL PIN & OUTER RACE OF THRUST BEARING - R.H.D = 19.000 LBS. AXLE TUBE COMPLETE - L.H.D = 19.500 LBS CENTRE CASING = 12.875 LBS AXLE SHAFT R.H.D = 9.750 LBS. AXLE SHAFT L.H.D = 9.750 LBS. DIFFERENTIAL BOX WITH BOLTS & NUTS. = 5.750 LBS BEVEL WHEEL WITH THRUST RACE = 10.187 LBS | ||