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).
Connecting rod bearing failure on a car during tests in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\4\ scan0265 | |
| Date | 16th April 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50H) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. Expl. No. X 8030 REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG16.4.25. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} S E C R E T. TESTS IN FRANCE - EAC. 'V' SERIES. Y8940 We have received a wire from France to say that No. 2 connecting rod bearing has failed on 93-NK car. The car has completed approximately 4,500 miles. We have sent out today a new connecting rod [REDACTED] to be fitted on to the car. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||