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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).
Log detailing the results of stress and endurance tests on various automotive components.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 119\2\  scan0060
Date  11th June 1914
  
1331
Piece no. Description Time Results X No Reference

Springswith Front } off side 12- 50 offside top plate broke 882 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}2/L 11.6.14
Solid Off set eyes all plates
made by R.R. from Woodheads steel}

do do near side 4- 50 nr side top plate broke do do

Front } off side 7- 50 offside " " 610 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}4/13.10.6.14
Springs Cocker Bros. off set
solid eyes

do do Iron. nr side 6- 50 nr side " " " "

F 4961 Angle Headed Vertical bolt for Dumb nr side (1) - 50 broke across hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} (hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} slightly undersize) X 1199 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}4/L 12.6.14.

do do do (2) 1- 30 do do do do

do do do (3) 2- 20 cracked across head do do

do do offside (4) 12- 40 still running on off side do do
below stub
F 4349 Steering Pivot (big radius at root of stub) 155- 54 Broke in O section immediately 1028 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}5/L 8.6.14

F 4992 Dumb Iron with channel section shank. (steel castings) nr side 2 - 40 Dumb Iron broke clean away 1169 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}5/L 1.7.14.
at pin and bottom flange
close front eye, also crack}

Drop forged Steel Axle Box 3" alternatg bumps 2- 50 Not damaged in } 1173 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}9/L 2.7.14
2" bumps in line 5- 40 any way
2" alternatg bumps 5- 30 just commenced

Bottom Tank} Orme Evans 2½" Radiator 2" " " 11 - 35 Slight leak, 2¾" from offside} 1290 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}9/L 11.7.14.
R4294
Lugs: Bkts
R4294

F 4110 } Front axle Pivots & 3" " " 2 - 40 } Offside cross steering lever 891 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}6/13.10.y14
offside cross Steering levers for F4110
Steering lever centre point steering broke, close to ball stud boss
Standard 2" " " 6 - 40

Bearing Pins Orme Evans, 2½" Radiators 2" " " 2 - 30 Nr side Brkt E3316 broke 1315 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}9/13.10.y14
Nr side Frame: close to flange.
R 3316/17 <-
bolted to frame
through flanges

" " " Radiator leaks slightly " "

" " " 6½" from offside, ¾ from " back & front
bottom at front only. Slight leaks ¾" from nr side ¾ from bottom
  
  


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