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).
Fan belt clearance issues for the Silver Phantom, Cresta, and Comet chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\4\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 17th April 1940 | |
| To. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c/c H.P.S. / R.H. c/c Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / Clapham 1135 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.5/ 17. 4. 40. B.80 Silver Phantom Cresta Comet PL. 187 Fan Belt Clearances In accordance with memo; Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/JH. 8. 3. 40 We have made a diagramatic layout of the 8 cylinder engine in any of the above chassis and find reasonable clearance for belt removal. The fact that the front pan is probably built up by welding and consequently heated a number of times will tend to distort this piece out of shape, and I suggest the discrepancy is taking place in this cross member. The section of the pan could be possibly modified in the proximity of the damper without materially effecting its rigidity. The lubricator on the central steering pivot might also be modified in shape to provide a little more clearance. While the L.H.Silver Phantom is in the course of erection perhaps the Experimental Dept: will check up on the pan dimensions to prove this complaint. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. | ||