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).
The failure of an oilless bearing for the front engine support on a 7-Goshawk-11.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\September1922\ Scan60 | |
| Date | 13th September 1922 | |
| R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to EY. ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG13.9.22. X3535 ? X3971 OILLESS BEARING - FRONT ENGINE SUPPORT. 7-Goshawk-11 has just returned from France after running nearly 16,000 miles. The oilless bush for the front engine support has worn very badly. There is now .030 to .040" slack at that point. We examined our other cars and find none as bad. The bump chassis shows .015" slack. It would appear however, that the oilless bushes are not going to be a success and perhaps the safest thing to do would be to fit a phosphor bronze bush with a lubricator. We are sending the worn bush to WW. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||