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).
Proposing experiments on the Borg & Beck clutch centre to address transmission rattles and damping.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\2\ scan0217 | |
| Date | 4th January 1941 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CB. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/WJH. Experimental cars Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/AH.4.1.41. 1134 It would appear from the experiments on Lp{Mr Lappin}'s car, that rattles in the transmission are going to be susceptible to accurate damping in the clutch centre. We should therefore carry out experiments to see :- 1. Whether the construction of the Borg & Beck clutch centre is sufficiently good to permit of accurate damping being obtained. 2. How long the damping is likely to last. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||