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Test report and diagrams for a Borg & Beck clutch (Type 11A N=26) after 31,628 miles of use.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\2\  scan0261
Date  8th March 1937
  
22 C.V
BORG & BECK CLUTCH (TYPE 11A N=26) AFTER 31,628 MILES

LEFT DIAGRAM:
T.D.C
TOTAL CLEARANCE BEFORE TEST .008" AFTER TEST .010"
TOTAL CLEARANCE BEFORE TEST .007 AFTER TEST .013"
TOTAL CLEARANCE BEFORE TEST .006 AFTER TEST .010

CENTER TEXT:
ALL DRIVING LUGS SLIGHTLY GROOVED BY COVER AND SCORED BY OPERATING LEVERS

SCRAP VIEW:
SCRAP VIEW OF DRIVING LUG SHOWING MARKS CAUSED BY COVER AND OPERATING LEVERS.
MARKS CAUSED BY OPERATING LEVERS.

RIGHT DIAGRAM:
COMPRESSED THICKNESS OVER LININGS TAKEN BETWEEN SAWCUTS AND RIVET HOLES
THICKNESS BEFORE TEST .320"
Measurements around the disk (clockwise from top): .308, .307, .307, .308, .307, .309, .308, .309, .308, .308, .309, .308, .307, .306, .307, .307, .306, .307, .308.

STAMP:
ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD.
PRINT ROOM.
8 MAR 1937
DERBY.

REFERENCE:
Ex I. 134
  
  
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).


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