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Comparison table of rod and lever arm specifications for Oldsmobile and Wraith III models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 9\5\  05-page152
Date  29th December 1937 guessed
  
Particulars. | Oldsmobile. | Wraith III.
Dia. of Rod. | .6875 | .634
Effective Length. | 34.000 | 28.500
Lever arm. | 7.000 | 8.000
Lower triangle fulcrum lever length. | 14.250 | 12.350
Load at end of lever arm. | 1010 lbs. | 1020 lbs.
Rate per inch at end of lever arm. | 164 | 193
Rate per inch corrected to Oldsmobile. | 164 | 193 x 12.350 / 14.250 = 167.500
Max. stress ( full bump rebound) | 108,500 | 105,500
Angular movement of roll rod arm. | 52° | 39
6° roll represents (angular movement of roll rod arm.) | 37° | 29°
Torque at 6° roll. | 5,000 lb. | 6,075 lb.
Stress at 6° roll ( torsional) | 77,300 | 78,500
Load at end of lever arm at 6° roll. | 720 | 760
Combined torsion - Bending stress at 6° roll. | 91,000 | 91,500
Max. bending at 6° roll. | 159,000 | 149,000
  
  
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).


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