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).
Instructions for changing Bentley main bearings due to production changes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0160 | |
Date | 22th December 1937 | |
To Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten in center] 8 1020 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}4/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.12.37. BENTLEY BEARINGS. In view of the recent trouble experienced on AC.2 main bearings and production changing over to AC.7 main bearings with the rear main bearing in Whitemetal, will you please issue the necessary instruction to Depots regarding this change, when new main bearings are fitted. Details to which production are fitting these bearings are given on the attached memo Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}19.1.37 and should be conveyed to the pepple concerned. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||