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).
Blueprint illustrating the failure analysis of a big-end bearing and connecting rod bush.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0025 | |
Date | 29th December 1936 | |
BENTLEY UNIT R.G.B.R. BIG-END-BEARING FAILURE FLANGE OF BUSH BROKEN AWAY SURFACE BADLY SCORED SHAPE OF LOWER BUSH EXTENT OF DISCOLOURATION DUE TO HEAT BAD CRACKS CON.G ROD EB 2815/6 BUSH EB 2810 BEARING FAILED AFTER 800 MILES Ex I 119 CWW 29/12/36 | ||