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).
To Bentley Motors Ltd. regarding main and big-end bearings on 3 1/2 & 4 1/4 litre engines, listing attached reports.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\3\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 18th September 1936 | |
| X1020 To Bentley Motors Ltd. Derby............ Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Levallois Sr/VA2/ET.18.9.36 Re: MAIN AND BIG-END BEARINGS ETC... BENTLEY 3 1/2 & 4 1/4 LITRE ENGINES We attach copies of the following memos (reports), which we think will be of interest to you. You will observe that the original memos were sent to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}, Works, because the work which we are undertaking and have undertaken to the cars in question is, to a certain extent, repair work, with the exception of B.8.GA. 1 - Sr/VA4/ET.14.9.36 - Chassis B.5.AE - Mr. Mamé - (attached to this memo is a sheet showing the clearances between the main and big-end bearings and the measurements of the crankshaft main and crankpin journals, etc..) 2 - Sr/VAI/ET.17.9.36 - Chassis B.5.AE - Mr. Mamé. 3 - Sr/VA4/ET.16.9.36 - Chassis B.66.EF - Mr. Gratry. (attached to this memo is a sheet showing the clearances between the main and big-end bearings and the measurements of the crankshaft, main and crankpin journals, etc..) 4 - Sr/VA3/ET.16.9.36 - Chassis B.5.AE , B.66.EF & B.8.GA. Concerning Sr.'s conversation with you on the telephone yesterday evening, he has requested me to send you a copy of his memo to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}, viz Sr1/ET.4.9.36 and Sr3/Crn.8.9.36. As we have no further spare copies of the above mentioned memos, will you kindly arrange to show them to "E" (please refer to paragraph 2 of page 3 of Sr.'s memo to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}). Sr/VA. | ||