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).
Request to send specially sized main bearings and shims to the Paris Depot for car B.6.BN.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 30th November 1936 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} 1245 1020 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}4/AP.30.11.36. B.6.BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} (Paris) Will you please send to the Paris Depot, a set of 25/30 W/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} main bearings, .030" undersize for their reaming to a crank which is to be ground .015" undersize. The grooves in the intermediate main bearings should be continued right round. Together with the above a set of RR.56. shims, also a set of RR.56 shims for the existing L.B. big end bearings to be despatched. The shims for the big ends should be left a little thicker than standard in order that they can bring them down to the dimension of the shims they are to replace. The above parts should be made chargeable to the Paris Depot. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||