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).
Thoughts on clutch throwout bearings and the elimination of cages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\3\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 9th November 1940 | |
| [Handwritten]: 1110 To: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/RH.{R. Hollingworth}9.11.40. CLUTCH THRUST BEARINGS. I have had another think on clutch throwout bearings with the result shewn on the attached letter to Hickling. If you agree, will you please post the letter. I regard this as the thin end of the wedge in our an effort to eliminate cages wherever possible. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||