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).
Page from a vehicle inspection report detailing chassis lubrication and required engine repairs.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan080 | |
| Date | 20th December 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -12- SUSPENSION CHASSIS LUBRICATION. Lubrication of the spring shackles is by Myers self lubricator described previously. fig. Vll illustrates the shackle arrangement. The side and cross steering tubes form reservoirs to carry oil for lubricating their respective ball ends, wicks being used in each joint. There is, owing to the absence of any mechanical brake gear, very little other lubrication necessary. The pivots, prop: shaft joints, gearbox and rear axle being the only other parts requiring attention. Inspection of the car as a whole does not leave one very favourably impressed. It is a typical result of mass production methods, refinement being sacrificed to a great extent, for ease of manufacture. We have not, up to the present, been in a position to report on its performance. The car was in such a poor condition when received that it was impossible to obtain a fair impression of its capabilities. It was found necessary to dismantle the head, regrind the valve seats, and replace a broken piston ring. A report on the cars' performance will follow as soon as the car is in running order again. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. [Text from diagram] OIL RESERVOIR OIL FEED FELT WICKS WIRE FOR HANDLING FELT WICK. Fig VII | ||