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).
Mr. Royce's conditional approval for a Gleason gears arrangement on chassis prior to 1700.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\September1922\ Scan20 | |
| Date | 16th September 1922 | |
| ORIGINAL To HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}✓ DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M16.9.22. X4150 X3612 GLEASON GEARS FOR CHASSIS PRIOR TO 1700. Replying to your memo. Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/NCR1/W23822., Mr. Royce approves in principle of the arrangement shewn on our R1219, but he would like it confirmed by a test before adopting it universally. It will be noticed that though it agrees in the method of taking the thrust with the arrangement used on the later chassis, the method of fitting up namely, the accurately fitting washer between the journal bearing and the boss of the universal joint,is more difficult than the scheme we proposed. Mr. Royce would also like Mr. Hives to confirm that the method of taking the back thrust on the journal bearing is thoroughly reliable from the results obtained in the Experimental department. in America DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RECEIVED SEP 18 1922 | ||