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).
Recommendation to delete the Bijur lubrication for the Bentley Servo to prevent oil getting on the fabrics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 17th July 1933 | |
| X3806. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} c. to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}11/KT.17.7.33. BENTLEY SERVO. We recommend deleting the Bijur lubrication to the servo to prevent oil getting on the fabrics. We are sending round a standardisation sheet for similar treatment on the 20/25. 18.G.IV. ran the last 16,000 miles in France with the lubrication cut off and no trouble was experienced. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||