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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).
Request for the supply of a replacement crankshaft, solid drive, and steady bearing parts.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 137\4\  scan0102
Date  24th October 1930
  
To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}1/WJ.24.10.30.

Will you please supply -

(1) A plain parallel shaft to replace crankshaft in 1V-G6 and fitted with suitable ends for taking a flywheel and normal spring hub.

(2) A solid drive as on Ex.5309; the holes in the flange to be of the same diameter as those in flange of plain parallel shaft.

(3) Necessary parts for a steady bearing on standard flywheel between first motion shaft of gear box and tube on finger plate. This to be fitted on C.7 unit. Afurther one to be made for 1V-G6 unit.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls.
  
  


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