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).
Unsuitability of a new Enots grease injector for the current chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\3\ Scan100 | |
| Date | 31th December 1924 | |
| X4400 To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG31.12.24. RE. ENOTS NEW GREASE INJECTOR. Referring to Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 25/BM/30.12.24 attached. The new Enots grease gun could not be used on our present chassis. It is only possible to use it where a direct push can be got on the lubricator. On quite a number of points on our car, it is impossible to get a direct push. The reason we fit a right-angle connection to the flexible pipe is because some of the lubricators are inaccessible. You will notice that the illustration they give shows it being used on the easiest point on the car to lubricate. We do not consider that there will be much saving in time with this new gun if we consider the total time taken from the time the gun is taken out of the tool kit to the time it is replaced. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||