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).
Standardisation of chassis parts regarding the automatic oiling of the clutch spigot bearing from the gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\7\ 07-page051 | |
| Date | 5th June 1930 | |
| STANDARDISATION of CHASSIS PARTS. COMPLETED 26.8.30. Description of Parts. AUTOMATIC OILING OF CLUTCH SPIGOT BEARING FROM GEAR BOX. Origin. To overcome uncertain hand oiling of spigot and bring same into line with central oiling scheme. Experimental Test Report. Road Test Report. Fitted to 23-EX. for 10,000 miles test. Fitted to 23-EX and run 10,000 miles in France. Clutch operated satisfactorily with no trouble with oiling scheme. Taken down and examined, oiling found satisfactory. Cost of New Part. £ 7. 18. 2d. Difference per Car. £ 7. 9d. Increase. Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. ON. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Agreed WGR. Drawing No. NS.{Norman Scott}2973. Part List CHOICE OF ACTION (Marked with X): A Scrap and replace at all costs, including Chassis already delivered to Customers. B Scrap and replace on Chassis in Works. C Scrap present stock and replace on all Chassis not yet handed to test. D Use existing stock Alteration effective on future Chassis. Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :- Series....£...... Series....£...... Series....£...... INITIALS TABLE: INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS BJ. & Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 23.8.30 | Agreed Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} R.{Sir Henry Royce} | 12.6.30 | Agreed FHR. WGR. | 7.6.30 | Agreed WGR. RG.{Mr Rowledge} | 7.6.30 | Agreed Rg.{Mr Rowledge} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 9.6.30 | Agreed Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 7.6.30 | Agreed BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 11.6.30 | Agreed EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 12.6.30 | Agreed AE. PN.{Mr Northey} | 11.6.30 | Agreed PN.{Mr Northey} CWB. | 7.6.30 | Agreed C. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | | Agreed. | ||