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).
Numbered list of vehicle lubrication and maintenance procedures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\3\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 8th July 1938 | |
| -2- (2) Distributor Cam - Smear a trace of grease on the cam surface. (3) Contact Breaker - Move aside spring which retains contact breaker rocker arm, and lubricate pivot pin with one drop of engine oil. (4) Steering Box - Remove plug and fill with gear oil to mouth of plug orifice. (5) Starter Motor - Remove plug on side of reduction gear casing and fill to plug orifice with engine oil. (? Fig. ...) (6) Gear Box - Inspect oil level in the gearbox by means of dip stick. Replenish with engine oil if necessary to level of notch in dipstick. (7) Rear Axle - Drain axle when warm, and refill to level of over-flow plug. (2 pints approx.) (8) Bonnet etc. - Carefully lubricate with the oil can, Bonnet, ventilators, and fasteners. (9) Brake Connections etc. - Lubricate with engine oil, all joints and pins of Brake Ropes, Rods, and Connections. (10) Controls etc. - Apply a few drops of engine oil to controls on steering wheel (small oil hole), Accelerator pedal and countershaft, Radiator Shutter control, and all other under bonnet control joints and bearings. (11) Water Pump - Remove pump bearing lubricator cap and fill one third full of grease, and screw right down, preferably when the engine is warm. (12) Dynamo Bearings - Inject two or three drops of engine oil with the oil can into each Dynamo bearing lubricator. (13) Valve Rocker Clearances - These should be .006" cold for both Inlet and Exhaust valves. (See page ....) (14) Engine Oil Filter - When engine is warm drain crankcase and remove and clean crankcase oil filter. (See page ....). Re-fill to correct level with clean oil. (2 gallons approx.) | ||