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).
Bent distributor shafts caused by rotor removal and a revised procedure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img237 | |
| Date | 10th January 1940 | |
| RC.{R. Childs} S.M.J.S. S.M.F. M.J.S. J.F.T. J.H.P. L.G.W. J.D.F. H.L. H.S. Test-Shop. Test-Beds. In the past, Distributor shafts have been bent, due to a tight rotor being withdrawn from the spindle by means of leverage at one side. Such a case recently occurred on 4.E.B. when the distributor shaft was bent .010 inch, thereby throwing the synchronism out nearly 6 degrees and causing poor engine performance. Will all tester in future pay special attention to this point, with a little care a tight rotor may be withdrawn without detrimental effects with the use of two levers anchored at opposite sides. NA.{Mr Nadin} | ||