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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).
Lubrication system for the 'Myth' front suspension.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 110\3\  scan0054
Date  10th April 1941
  
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To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}
Copy to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.
Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}

Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}7/ST.10.4.41.

LUBRICATION - FRONT SUSPENSION - MYTH
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PL.344, attached to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH's copy, shows the lubrication of the steering pivot, cross steering ball joint and lower triangle outer bearing on the Myth front suspension.

The scheme shows a Tecalemit oil resisting re-inforced rubber hose, as the means of getting the oil from the frame to the moving pivot forging. This is the type of flex used on the 2½ litre Daimler for a similar job and we think it is worth trying in our case. The type of flexible hose finally used on production will depend on the behaviour of this hose and on the respective prices of this and alternative hoses.

The remainder of the parts used are standard Luvax-Bijur junctions, elbows, meter valves, etc., and there are two extra bosses on the pivot forging and various holes added. In addition, the opportunity has been taken of showing the modified shape of hole in the front brake dust excluder plate, to clear the enlarged lugs for the cross steering lever shown on PL.337.

Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/DB.{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}

Original to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.
Prints to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH., Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} & Ashby.
  
  


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