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).
List of weights for various components and assemblies of a Studebaker rear axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0262 | |
| Date | 16th November 1939 | |
| 1015 & 1092 16.11.39. Studebaker Rear Axle - Weights. Weight of rear axle, complete with all brake mechanism, brake drums, wheels fitted with "Firestone" tyres 5.50 x 16 4 ply. oil in rear axle. 214 lbs. Weight of rear axle minus 2 wheels and tyres, hubs, brake drums, brake shods, dust covers, all brakes mechanism and oil pipe for braking system. Oil in rear axle. 94 lbs. Weight of two rear wheels fitted with Firestone 5.50 x 16 tyres and 2 hub caps. 82 lbs. Weight of 1 Brake Drum and Hub (combined) 1 dust cover complete with brake shoes and brake mechanism. 19 lbs. Weight of 1 brake drum and hub (combined) 11 lbs. Weight of 1 dust cover complete with brake shoes and brake mechanism 8 lbs. Weight of oil drained out of rear axle. 1 lb. 10 Ozs. J.Crofts. | ||