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).
The modification of a Long type clutch plate for chassis 33-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\3\ scan0298 | |
| Date | 5th April 1937 | |
| 312 HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smthl/R.5.4.37. 33-EX. There is in the Shop a Long type clutch plate faced with No.6 material. Will you please fit this to 33-EX after modifying it as under:- (1) Increase the cushioning to .060 -5 (2) Reface with VM.20 material. A .070 packing ring will be required. Care should be taken to set the plate so that there is no run out, or otherwise the clutch will not free. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth. | ||