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).
Technical query and decision list regarding various chassis components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\4\ scan0117 | |
| Date | 26th April 1917 | |
| -3- Chassis. Description. Decision to be made by Dynamo & Magneto Drive. Are existing couplings satisfactory? Expt'l:Dept: Which Damping springs E.70894/5/6/7. E.52510/1/2/3. Expt'l:Dept: Water Pump Drive. Remedy of oil leak through lock ring hole in housing. West WitteringHenry Royce's home town. Can "Radax" Bearings be obtained. Order Office. Which damping spring E.70894/5/6/7. Expt'l:Dept: Idler Gear. Is thread for withdrawal nut on wheel as instructed E.71375/6/7 O.K.? Expt'l:Dept: Are sheet packing pieces necessary for lining up gears? Expt'l:Dept: Governor and Distributor Drive. Mark on all Patent Nos. "E" D.O. Water Pump. Which finish - Black enamel (20 HP) or G.M. (40/50 HP). Expt'l:Dept: & By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Oil Pump. We have instructed the G.M. casings not the alum: ones. Have the latter been tried? Expt'l:Dept: Are gear wheels satisfactory? Expt'l:Dept: Wheelcase. The first 132 sets will be made to suit square footed coil base.(E.71286) Drg: E.71325 is for use afterwards with round base. Have coarser helicals 9DP E.71274/5/6/7/8 been tried? or 7.5 DP straight cut ground gears to E.70822/3/4/5? Expt'l:Dept: [Strikethrough] Is loose cover necessary on water pump side. Why not make same on Dynamo Drive? West WitteringHenry Royce's home town. [/Strikethrough] Tyre Pump Drive? [Text at bottom, upside down] R.R. 63 (50 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17) Bm. 2/156/14. | ||