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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).
Suggesting a trial of a cageless clutch thrust bearing to investigate a noise issue.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 115\2\  scan0610
Date  22th November 1940
  
To: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}1/RH.{R. Hollingworth}22.11.40.
CLUTCH THRUST BEARINGS
Attached is a copy of a letter from Hickling in answer to mine of 9.11.40 on clutch thrust bearings.
I suggest that we should try the one cageless bearing he is going to make up in order to prove the noise question.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}
  
  


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