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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).
Comparative table of clutch particulars for various car models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 93\3\  scan0019
Date  1st February 1935
  
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CLUTCH PARTICULARS

MODELS: 20/25, BENTLEY, SPECTRECodename for Phantom III, WRAITH, BENTLEY

TOTAL SPRING POUNDAGE:
20/25: 1240
BENTLEY: 1440
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 1330
WRAITH: 1350
BENTLEY: 1300

SEPARATION THEORETICAL:
20/25: .075
BENTLEY: .083
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: .061
BENTLEY: .096

LOST SEPARATION FROM CUSHIONING:
20/25: .012

PRESSURE ON LININGS:
20/25: 25.8
BENTLEY: 24.9
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 26.7
WRAITH: 25.8
BENTLEY: 31.5

WORKING COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION:
BENTLEY: .168

MAX WEAR BEFORE ADJUSTMENT

PEDAL PRESSURE THEORETICAL:
20/25: 28.5
BENTLEY: 30.0
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 28.9
WRAITH: 24.9
BENTLEY: 31

ENGINE TORQUE:
BENTLEY: 178

FABRIC DIAMETER:
20/25: 10.5 - 7.0 R = 4.37
BENTLEY: 10.9 - 6.7 = 4.4
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 13.5 - 9.5 = 5.75
WRAITH: 12.0 - 8.1 = 5.02
BENTLEY: 9.7 - 6.4 = 4.02

ACTUAL SEPARATION ALLOWING FOR LOSSES

MEASURED EFFORT TO PUT CLUTCH OUT

MEASURED EFFORT TO HOLD CLUTCH OUT

FINGER RATIO:
20/25: 4.9 (43)
BENTLEY: 5.5 (48)
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 5.4 (66)
WRAITH: 3.9 (55)
BENTLEY: 4.8 (42)

PEDAL TO THRUST BRG. RATIO:
20/25: 8.85
BENTLEY: 8.75
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 12.2
WRAITH: 14.0
BENTLEY: 8.75

PEDAL TRAVEL:
20/25: 3.2
BENTLEY: 4.0
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: 4.0

ARRANGEMENT OF PEDALS:
20/25: F.60502
BENTLEY: N.SCH.4156

ARRANGEMENT OF CLUTCH:
20/25: N.SCH.3948 11" B&B
BENTLEY: 11" B&B
SPECTRECodename for Phantom III: N.SCH.4229
WRAITH: N.SCH.4313
BENTLEY: 10" B&B
  
  


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