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 report on the durability and average life of different front axle pivots.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0040 | |
| Date | 1st May 1914 guessed | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr2/L29414. FRONT AXLE PIVOTS (2). First Table: Piece No. | Description | Time. Hrs. Mins. | Results | Reference. ---|---|---|---|--- F3783. | Off Side Pivot. | 22 - 55 | Broke. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}3/L2214. F3784. | Near Side Pivot (bore 1.33") | 41 - 6 | Broke at root of stub. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}2/L16114. F4379. | Pivots (Big radius & steel washers). Off side. | 140 - 0 | Not broken. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}11/B16314 F4380. | Near Side Pivot (Big radius & steel washers). | 85 - 0 | Not broken. | Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}11/B16314. Second Table: Average Life before breaking. F2352. | Pivot, near side | 5 hrs 45 mins. | average over one. F2353 | " off side | 2 " 59 " | F3372 | " " | 6 " 3 " | F3697. | " " | 10 " 6 " | two. F3698. | " near " | 15 " 11 " | F3783. | " off " | 29 " 51" * | five * (*Two unbroken) F3784. | " near " | 41 " 6 " | one. F4379. | " off " | 140 " 0 " | unbroken F4380. | " near " | 85 " 0 " | unbroken. | ||