INSTRUCTION
SERVICE LEAFLET
ISSUED
BY
Moro Rs( 1 e 3 1L)r D . w
BENT L EY eufet.
Date
lngine - Tappot Clearances of Ard Not.. 194t.
sBNr.z/Dt. $ ana a{ Litre BontL6y. lssue
IMPORTANT EXI{AUST
THE CONTENTS
O F T HI S
ARE
DOCUI.4ENT
STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL
AND ARE NOT
TO BE
TRANSI'4ITTED
TO ANY
UNAUTHORIZED
PERSON.
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LEAFLET
INSTRUCTION
SERVICE
ISSUED
BY
B E N T L EYMO TORS(1931)LTD. BM/E2
uaEe
38/w.{tP. CCTNEoTINGR@ 3IC ENDSEARINESL OT l2th August, 19t16.
8entl€y gt fitre. lssue
R|g r.
r An alternatl"e she1l,
Part No. R. r2t'1, n4y be used,.
This is sufficientlJr E'-11
in the bore for use wLth
unilersl.zs orarkpils up to a
rnaxi-u& of .O$ on d.iateter.
LEAFLET
INSTRUCTION
SERVICE
ISSUED
BY
B E N T LEYMO TORS(1 e31)LTD.
av/ez
D]STRTBI}TOR DRI'E. Date
€tld l+* ritre" of 2nd Decenber,1945.
sB/es-2/rM, l+
lssue
POIJCT.
CENERAL
Becondition!€ Feriod.
Ihe tt litrer in thich tbe bcarlng 3treas€s aro lor€r, bas a "l'if€"
rhiob is approxlnatoly equal to a fi.rUy Dodifiea 41 litre. As eill be sqsn
aubacquent\r in th€ tochnical datar aatisfactoty lubrication of tbo big ord
beartngs, in partlc{rlar No6. 2 ard, 5, is larg.ly tlopord,cat o! tbe contlition
of tb. Dah baarings. fh18 ls osFocially the cas6 when ll,al.Li e Metal
-2-
Continuetl: N/E4'
The crankabaft journsls and crankpins are bore<l and act as oil
conduits, the entls of tha holed being plugged with c6ps. Comunicatlon
betreen the crark journal and. crankpin contluits 5.s through snaller holes
d.ril1cd in the wabs. A proportion of the oil to th€ lain bearings passes
thror€h radial holes !.n the journal.s into the conduits arl4 lubricates the
big enit bearings throu€h further radial holes in the crankpin. The upper
haLves of the connectrng rrod,bear:-ngs are alrilled. anal comunication for oil
festl to the gudgeon pin is rnade throwh longi tudinal boles in the
connection rod,s.
,+ If,fRE E}EINE"
SerLes: AA, AH, 81. BN. CR, CIt.
F" DIL EF. EJ. FB. !8.
CI'RRETIT SPECIFICATION-
O{l Ftap.
B€arfuaa.
Bearing loateriaL was Ha11's AC7 for naj.ns and, big erds
up to K serics nhen a change was maae for a sbort tlme
to Ha11rs ltretal Ac2" No bearings of this tJD6 rill
trov be fo\md in engines" This wac followeal in the last
series by Hal1rs Metal AC7 for all Bain bearings cxcept
the rear naio vhich oas hi-te Ustal ard Ball t s ilatal
AC! for connecting rod beari.ngs. A11 replaceDents notr
conforo to this specification.
Connectim Rodg"
Crankshaft.
DEfAII,ED SPEoIFICAlIO{.
J* ana L* Litr€.
Crankshaft.
I'IoEi.nal Sizos.
Contltnrcal l
Rcgrird.
0i,1 Hol,cg.
ETE
CrankDirs. '.
An additional hole is nacoEsanr lf cmly dre i3
for:nat. Thi! orst bc tlrilleit dianetrioally
opposoaL
Oil PueD.
4{ fftrc Bentlcy only.
Contlurod:
conncctiJu Rods.
lllgDEent.
Ele. 4.
ETG.6.
EIC.5.
Continued:
ulB4.
n .i I q^r r i tl r r il .-
gudceon Pins.
fhite Netal"
BEARINCNIP.
fhen the poriod. has 6lapsed., rsrdo one Bial€, tE-chock tb gaps
anA adjust to .@2" each, th€tr retight€sr for borlr€. The llari-Eb€ariJtg sbo1l,
locating dorel- paJr i.nterfere to soloe extent with tbe neaaureEsnt of n,xipi lf
lt iB too tight a fit in the hole. Slight raaial, cleara'tce should thercforc
be glven No lateral oovenent ls pernissiblo.
Ihiter€ta1.
Eolt TiEtrtn€8s.
trhen the nnip" anil bolt tightness are corr€ctr main ard
corrrecting rod bearings may be line-bored to journal ard, crankpln aia. plus
the rurming clearance" In this operation, special attention nust be Itv€n
to the concentricity of the bearirg bore ln relation to the bore in the
houslrg. Thi,s will ensure that the engine gear centros si11 be the sane ae
origl,nal\r i'itted. Discrepancies i.n ihi.e rospect f,ill give rise to gxcessiva
gear nois6, ard at the rear, will affoct the aligrDent of tha gearbox.
After bor5.ng, the cornecting rod.s ghould be given the correct aligrunent of
blg-end to s'all erd..
Face off the rear thrust face of No.7 DAin bearing sufflciontly
to proiluce a good betld.i.rg surface and cut tbe forra:d face to obtain tha
requlred end float, which shouLd.be 0.0025'(+ O.OOO5")
0iMol Test"
An oil flore test should. be carried. out after the crankshaft anA
cormectir€ rod,s have been assenbleal in the engine. Ihe purpose of this
operation is to provc the oil. tightness of the crankshsft conduit blanklng
caps and. the oil gallery comections to cach rlain baaring ard. to ensure
that there is a free flc,Il of oil. to aU. boarings. ALl leaks fourd shoultt be
correctd.
IMPORTANT (U) A stepped liJrer, the lower part of ryhich constitutes a nskirtn
or bore extensiorr. lhie can be usea to salvage any block
TH€ CONTENTS having a broken extension, irrespective of bore size.
OF THIS
I{AC}IINIT,IG INSIRUCTIONS TOR BIOCK :
DOCUI"lENTARE
STRICTLY 4B,], IglLcIE I!,N.EB - Each liner must be treated. and i.ts
individ.uallv
' rome t er
CONFIOENTIAL
readirg across the dianeter at siJ pointsi then
AN D A RE NO T bcre to the nean reading, a1l-o,'virg an interference
TO BE as shown be1ow.
TRANSMITTED
STEPPEDIINER - Machine off the brpken skirt flush w'ith the bore
TO ANY of the cylinder, Measure the li.ner and bore out
UNAUTHORIZED aa above. Chaltrer the inside ealge of the cylinder
PERSON, bores as shown in the d.iagram.
IJIIITS 0F 1l{lERmRa[cEj.
..,
-l
::::.':{ 3 i1:::i o.oo2"to o.oo25n.
FITTING THE ],IN!R;
IiIJBRICAI{I;
W . B . D i ck & C o.,
Rotherhithe ,
Lond.on"
B4 h A B5
STEPPED LIIER.
jl
Ir
I
A LL LIMITSIN
TXOUSATDTH5
OF AN INCH.
LINER
MODEL A-DIA B-DIA C- DIA E-DIA F -DIA G.OIAH. DIA J-DIA PIECENo.
GESS:jII!RMATI9]!.
FISTON SIZES; -
GUDGSON
PINS;r
4gr{9;
The cyl.i nd,er shor[d be bored- to the oversize stated, The
necessary clearaliqe is prol.i aed for jn the pjston d.inensi ons.
Detaj]ed part mrnbers ard recolupnded prston ring gaps for both
the Je ljtre ana l+* ljtre Bentl ey engine, are contained. in the folt'Jrirg
pages .
@.1\,9.nblEt
fhe fouowrng tliagram j lfustrates tho correct ring assenbly: -
Rectangular
nl,n Secti on
Channel-L eti .
Ilins GapE:
'rop l(rng
"ot o,l )
No stors fitt ed..
fnter and Botton Rlngs . " r)05, to.O0B rt J
LEAFLET
INSTRUCTION
SERVICE
BY
ISSUED
( te31)
M Or o Rs
B ENTL EY LrD. BH/E6.
w
Pistons ana Rings Date
sveF./sr. for of 15tb June,1948.
Bentley $ Litre (ltt Bore ) Engines. lssue
.At Chaseie Not 3-1 -KU, hovever, an oil hole vas added to i:rprwe
cylirder llbrication, ard this coincideil rith the intrcduction of the
tapered skilt threo rir€ Aerolite piston with ita closer linits of
cLeafa.nce.
IMPORTANT
It is essentl-al, therefore, that these tro tJ4)es of piston are
fitteA in oonJunction trith their approprj at e coIulecting rod.s, for, should
THE CONTENTS
paraLlel skirt pistons be used vrith conneoting rd.s having oi1 s1uirt holea,
OF THIS excessive cylind.er lubrication lt|ay occur. Conversely, taper skirted
DOCUMENTARE pi-stons fitted to colulecting rods, without squitt hol,es rnay result in pj.ston
STRICTLY seazures .
I B
Pist'on Top Ring Inter Ring Sotton.Ring
AglE r (t) Pjstons are suplliea ody oorDlote ritb rings ard' Sudgeon
!ins.
(a) Cuageonpina are Ig! supplieil separately'
(r) nepracernentrj ngs g obtajnable separately.
3lss-@Er.:
The following d.iagran iJlustrateE the corroct rlng assonbly for
both types of piston3-
Rectengular.
Chamoll.eil.
.&ieE:
top Ring to,014tt
] No stons fitteal.
Intor anA Sott or R:inge .006n to.o$n)
INSTRUCTION
SERVICE LEAFLET
ISSUED
BY
B E N TL EYMOTORS(re31)
LrD. aufez.
rHE OVIIFTIAIILAND ADJUSTXENT Date
sB/ex.1,/sF, OF of 9th Novenber, 1948.
BE}.ISLSYCR.ANKSEAI'T VIBN.{TIOI'IDAI,IPER.S. lssue
Ibe irforynaticn contained. j,n this leafLei j.s intended to provide the
i.ecessary assistance in connectj-oa with the ovettrauL and adJustment of the
Low Inertia Spring Drive crankshaft vibration darFers fltted to Bentlsy englnes.
DESCRIPTI ON.
L€ngtlv periods of idlenees, such a:-. ear -:t .rage, mqy result in the cotbon
Auck washers ad.hering to the tlairper fricriL,l, plstes, rhus preventing the move-
nent betryeen the friqtion faceg so necessary for r"he a:.so|pti-on of the minute
vartations in cranksbaft angular novernent.
Thie terd encJr for the cotton duck tyashers to adhere to the frictiorr plates
d.uring a period. of id.leness, x0akes it essential, sh ould. soDe consid-erable time
elapae betgreen asseubly anil actual fitting to the engine, for all ass ernbled,
dempers to und,ergo a final por.rnd.agetest.
Contj nued.: BLY!;
The renoval ancl d.i srnantli ng of these rlanpers for overbar.rli n-e
ne c e s s i ta te s th e u s e o f s pecJal tool s. These are obtai natl e fror,r ti rj s S er vice
S t a ti o n , a l d . a re a s fo l l o w s :-
pROCUDURE
!'0R THL RDMUVA
L AND tISl,iAIlT,l,ING On'DAItrilFS.
2. Rernove the locking plr.te from ,n front of the fan pulley and draw off t he
plrlley by ujrsoreri ng the large hexagonal nut in tbe qentre.
@: Do N(II remove the serrated. locki ng rlng rh.l ch 11/j
11 be seen I ocat ed
rourd thts nut .
4, Bend back the tab ,rashers, remove the foul. *" n,S.f . nut s in the centre cf
the spri ng d.rj7e, together vrith the t1teive 2-lA, nu|s round tite outer
circumference of the d.ary)er f)ywheels ard pu11 off the fr<;nt darq)er p.late,
sprj ng plate ancl fjrst cotton auck rasher,
Berd, baok the lock washer and renove the serratei retaj rrins nut secrrrins
the rear danFer plate to the qranLshaft.
7. ReBove tbe d.riving sprj.ngs, centre plate and. second cctton duck i.iasher.
(These dr-l v:.r1q sprir"gs are reta-i ned. jn position at one end only and reclui re
to be oompre:sed befor"e theJ are free for extraction. To eiiect this, the
b1a4e of a sr,itaLie screradfjver shoufd be i ruserted into the si:ring at the
end ad.Jacent to the dr1ving d-og on the huh side, and the spring compressed,
untll this erd. is clear of the retaini.ng 1jp or d.olvel, after v/hicb it can
b e p ri z e d o u t q u i te e a si l y).
' )-
Continued.: -.N/E
$i3!rn_legsg,
the dj agranrnatj c sketohes apperded bel ow , rl l ustrate tl l e l i rnrt-'
which the vari ous friction faces mqy be safeJy !round.: -
5 .A'
-ff-',
W
---l I --*!:-
iw %
F tG.2 FIG.5. FlG.4.
The centt'e friction f:l ange nust not be ground below a torking
t h .i c l -n e s s o f i - 0 .0 6 2 r' o r 1.!7 mm. ($ee Fi g, ,t1D j mensi on ror).
In vjew of tbe fact that frj.ct j on represents the rlain }rinciile us6t
for the alsorptj on of torsi ona1 oscillation, and that tbis fdction is tleperrled
upon the frictjon I j nings thenselves, it js ob-vrous that the effisi ent
functioni 4g of the d.arryer will be govemed by the oordition oi'these iinin€(s.
The tendency for these to becoule hard, j ngrained !'/jth carbon anal
superfi ci al ly glazea, tbus losjng their orjginal properties, nakes it essential
for al1 existing linings to be repl erced,by ner ones at each overbauJ periorl.
2. iqv the linrngs betweerr th€jr respective dar4:er flpheel faces and t,olt up
both flpvheel,r tightLy. The dernp.r ng spr:ings carr:ied by ibe front 4:nper
p fa te s n o u l d te re + a .in ed :' n posl tj on.
J. F-'t the a3senibly o:r to an approprjate nandrel , Fecure this in a .rice. and
osc.rllate t.he e.irrler f11'wbeel;.-, using the testrng bar as a mearL<of leverage,
unt rI the lrn,'.9,' heve been reduced. to a uri form lvorking thi cknes.^ a:11
rourrd. Thjs is cf particular l mportanoe anc cannoi be over-emphazi sed. aF
a r5 r a p p re c ra tJ e d j ffe .r ence or l ocal eari atrcns i n tbe vorki ng th-,okne ci
th e frrc t.i o n l /n i n g ,i wi l :l resul t j n i he rap-i cl deter' orati on cf tbe,l l l nper
effic.iency .
4. CarefuJ 1.v trrm off all s..U)erfluous fr'rngefi fr'om ro'md the scarf Jorrt anl
te s t fo r fi t re l a f r:re to the hl .tb. E ach I' nrn8, shourd, l re perfect.Jv f lr +
u p o n i t:: re s p e c tr l ' e frrct.:on surfase, at the same ti me tej ng free to r o+at e.
!@ !; T h e s p r]n g s c o rnprjs,rc the sFf rng:l .r:ve sectl on MU S Tal w ays te onit t el
fo r" o p e r)t ro n N o : J .
REc9@InEp_!.!"EB@__Eor'1\pAGEs
.
llach cranksbaft d:nper has 4 r'ecomlended slrpper spring irre-l oadr n€r
for operat iona I pur?os es ,
th e .,e frg u re s q i rcted tel ow . represent the force re?ui red to o..er com e
the frictional d.rag tetween the irjrl)eT- f1trrwhee1r.and centre frlction dr j.!, arl
have been fo'na ty €xperrence rc.F\roanc€ the correci rrount o'- ,fan\,i nE i-:
norT[a]. ci rcunst {rces .
3| 1: tre)
& All chassis ,t1/12-IbE. or 4 99/5,\r+ Kifos.
trl litre)
These are obtairbble fron this Setyrce Statjon arld are as qucted
below: -
R-2985 lfa-nd.rel )
All ahassi s i n both seri es.
R-1138 Porrndage Bar)
Continued: wE7
NC/IE: ALl d.riving springs MUSTbe aloitted. for this pormdage test.
2. Idne uI) the assenblJ nar* rot on the centre friction d-run with that se€n
on one of the oentre pins ard then refit,
Fit the seaond. frlction lining, eruurirg tbat its sca:f Joint ls
tlJ"a-retr!.oal\r opposit s to that of tbe first lining, and. that it iE both
lerfectly flat upon the friotion face and free to rotate.
4. Fit the Epring plate, ensuring that tbe assenbly rnark rot is coincid.ent
with those alreafrr assenbled.
- 6-
oontinuea: BM/n7
5. !'i t ths paak r ng plate, agarn ensuring that its assenbly mark is fined-u!,
ani af'er removj ng alr paotrng rrshers frpn behid the tlanq\ing Bprings,
replaos thes€ sprr,gs arrC.fj{. the fl:or,t dampor plate to the rear plate
in the r.onnrl rd"e.rer. Carry out the slipper sprrng loundage test in.the
ma rner descr l:ei, a.to1e.
6. Upon '.he recomsr,aled spr:ng Joaaiirlg bei ng oltajnea, reDove the front
l a mp e r p l a te , p a c k ; n g pl ate, sprj ng pl ate ard. seconA fri cti on l i ni rg,
e.r.d.re-,nsert the Crivrng sprj ngs. Thjs latter operation mJr t'e sinFlifjed
-bl' leavrrg the rear d.anper plate on the rnandr.el ard
. after locating the
spr:ings alterna.tely, ccnpressjrg these by nerr]s of the testing bar,
t hr.i uide.:.1ng the |c,u,1rni ng spaces sufficientl.v for the easy insertion of
fhe renar nde.r of ttre sprrugs.
7. Ilav:,rg re-pc;] t i on3i the C.ri t'r nl lpr., : gs , remove t he rear d.arrrperplal e
from the nanC.reJ ani refit 1,o the c rank,shaft ncse, ensuring that the nrarks
aireatrv e.icnel on tba naling teet,h cf the c r.lr&shaft and. cansbaft pinjons
are ccr nc:4eni .
8. Threa,i on the lockwasher and irgf.ten uF ihe serrated locking nut, usjng
the speqia'i tox spanner fcr the p.rrpcrre.
9. Replace ihe oecona fr':ct,lon lrr:tng, spr.ng pla.i,e, packr ng plate a4a
front d.anper pl rl e and seoilre . I pcsi t - on.
10. Checlc the engr.ne timrnq. (-rfhencarryr og tbrs cut. tbe engi ne Ehould.
alw4ys be turn€C by nearr; of rr-s flywneel and NUI by the starting handfe).
SERVICE
INSTRUCTION
LEAFLET
ISSUED
BY
BEN TLE YM O T O RS( r 9 3 1 )L T D .
Bmfen
Date
ADDENiTUT0 SERVICEINSfRUqIioN iarFIL'I Bl4l87. of 6th lecenber, 1948.
sB/eF.1/S3. lssue
IMPORTANT Cornmencing vitb the second pagc, it 11i11 be noticed. that the
renoval of the timing gea-r cover is ahown as the second, operation fouoring
IHE CONTENTS that of the rad.iator, fn actual praoti.ce hoirever, certain other iterDs
reqrri re to be Ai snantlea prj or to the renoval of the tining cover, these
OF THIS itens and the order of thei.r removal be-ing as follows:-
DOCUMENTARE
STRICTTY a) Remove the engine rmdershield., sr4)port the engine at its fonf,a-rd. end.
upon a suitable trestle anA then remove the engine front slrspens ion
CONFIDENTIAL cross-nenber.
AND A RE NO T
TO BE b) Remove the far bracket, cory1et6 rith the fajr and fan belt.
TRANSMITTED c) Disconrrect the external oil pipe lead.r.ng fr@r the oi]. punl) to the
TO ANY top of the tjnjng oover and remove sa.ne.
UNAUTHORIZED
d.) Remove the qrnsro dr:r ve brale bl.ocks if fitted. These rvill be located
PERSON. in tho front entl cover, being s ituated. in an extenaion on top of anil
tlireotly underneath the (lrj ve itself" (Certain of the early li litre
ohasriI will be fould. not to ha"a these brake blooks fitteil, although
prosi;ion. for their fittang has been nacle rn the ilesign of the front
end cover/ ,
e) Draw off the fan pulley in the narrner alreaqy d.escrib€d in Bl,l/!?.
The renai nder of the d.i Enant tinc oar! then be carrieA out in the
nanner set ilonrn.
The proced.ure laid down on Page J for the exsDination otr the tla[tr]er
ccnponents should also include the fo llovring: -.
(1) Place the exparder in the groove first, and then SPnAJ,
the rails on one by one, taking care to arrange the gapg
all round the piston. Ihe top rail will need. a little
pressure to enter the groove, as the a.ssernbLed. ring is
slightly rvid.er than the groove"
(1i) Check that the assembted rlng, lightly oiled, can be
moved. rorud. in the croove.
(iii) Oil with light oil Lna instaff lrith fj.tti.ng c].amp.
NoTE: The three sid.e rails are identical and EarI therefore be
- instal1.ea eith€r way round. The asseroblei ortler on a
p i s to n i s :-
Expander, tro sitle rails uppermost, qentre spring ald
one sid.e rail at bottot!.