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).
Lead bronze bearings, requiring a larger oil pump and a change of material for timing gear studs from German Silver to steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 1st January 1935 | |
| x4633 To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.1.1.35. Lead bronze Bearings. With reference to the lead bronze bearings which are being prepared for cars in use on the Continent, it is necessary to have a larger oil pump for use with these for which E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} is now producing an approved design. It is also necessary to alter the material of the stud retaining the oil feed to the timing gears from German Silver to steel, as we have had a failure on 21-G-IV. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||