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).
Instructions for the periodic charging of axles with oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\1\ Scan313 | |
| Date | 1st January 1930 guessed | |
| -2- the piston has been screwed in a quarter of an inch. This is sufficient for each axle, and should be repeated at the recommended intervals of every 500 miles, or once a week. The operation of charging the axles may occupy a minute or so, and may require a little force, but a few pauses will enable the oil to get through the pipes a little and relieve the pressure. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Tsm. | ||