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).
Blueprint showing revised housings for new departure self-seal bearings on rear wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0295 | |
| Date | 12th March 1940 | |
| PL.148 FORGED TO THIS LINE UNMACHINED NEW DEPARTURE BEARING NUMBER 88128 SECTION AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} GB 5057 D.C. GB 4884 D.C. NEW NIPPLE .875 DIA. SPOT FACE SECTION BB HOUSING FORGED TO CHAIN-DOTTED LINES. THIS BULGE REMOVED BY ROUGH MILLING CUT BEFORE TURNING OPERATIONS. NEW DEPARTURE BEARING No D88609 UNMACHINED GB 5057 D.C. GB4884 D.C. NEW NIPPLE. GCD 892 GCD 920 GL{G. Linnett} 887 PL.142. SCALE 1/1 REVISED HOUSINGS FOR NEW DEPARTURE SELF-SEAL BEARINGS - REAR WHEELS. HOUSINGS SHOWN ABOVE SUPERCEDE THOSE SHOWN ON PL 142. S.J. Franklin 12.3.40 ROLLS-ROYCE LTD RECEIVED 14 MAR 1940 PL.148 | ||