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).
Querying the effectiveness of the lubrication scheme for universal joints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\3\ Scan087 | |
| Date | 7th June 1915 | |
| R.R. 637. (100H) (SA. 431. 29.3.15.) E.P. 8297. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 478 (Four Lines). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS Ax Mr. ALEXEIEFF 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 Expt.Dept. C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Dr. DAY Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} E Mr. ELLIOTT Mr.Hives. Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} . HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM 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 Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} 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 LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} r.{Sir Henry Royce} SPINNEY Y - 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 ... Re Lubrication of Universal Joints. Na{Mr Nadin}/S7/LG7815. 7.6.15. We shall be glad to have a reply to our memo Na{Mr Nadin}/S11/LG17515 regarding. Mr. Northey's remarks in connection with the lubrication of the universal joint, which reads as follows:- "Do you think that the present scheme for lubricating the universal joint within the torque tube through the plug marked (a) in the illustration on page 51 of our Instruction Book dated July 1914, is effective?!" Na.{Mr Nadin} [signature] [STAMP: W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 7 JUN 1915 RECEIVED] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||