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).
Change in lubrication frequency for the Universal Joint in the Instruction Book.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0137 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1914 | |
| R.R. 527. (100H) (WW. 835. 13.10.14.) E.P. 7366. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS ... By Mr. BAILEY ... Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON ... B Mr. BEREND ... Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT ... Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN ... for Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER ... Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} C Mr. COWEN ... Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX ... Mcr.c. D Mr. DeLOOZE ... Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY ... E Mr. ELLIOTT ... Eu EUROPE ... Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY ... Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Mr. HALLAM ... H Mr. HANBURY ... J Mr. JOHNSON ... JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON ... K Mr. KILNER ... Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH ... Mcr Mr. MERCER ... M Mr. MOON ... Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN ... N Mr. NORTHEY ... O Mr. OLDHAM ... Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON ... EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD ... Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON ... R Mr. ROYCE ... RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE ... Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON ... LH{Mr Haworth} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY ... V VIENNA ... Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS ... Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... ... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD ... Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD ... X726 Re Instruction Book. Lubrication of Universal Joint. Na{Mr Nadin}/S7/LG31214. 3.12.14. It will be remembered some 10 months ago Mr. Royce instructed us to alter the paragraph relating to the lubrication of the universal joint from a weekly operation to a monthly operation. This procedure was agreed to both by Experimental Dept. and by Mr. Platford, and has accordingly appeared in the Instruction Book during this time. Mr. Platford now advises us that he considers that the note should be changed back to a weekly operation, as he considers the joint will not hold sufficient oil for one month's use without leaking for the first few days, and he states that he has seen universal joint bushes which shows signs of seizure. We have pointed this out to Mr. Royce and he replies as follows:- "My own impression is that it should be done liberally once a month. This should be confirmed by a trial of what happens to a well run car if this is done once a month. I believe many go several months, and to say once a week does not help matters". In view of the foregoing we shall be glad to have your experience with this, as another edition of the book is about to go to press. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||