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Requirements for carrying out steering experiments on a test vehicle.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\2\  Scan019
Date  22th July 1932
  
84094.

RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 7/MA.22.7.32.

STEERING EXPERIMENTS.

We wish to carry out some further tests on the Marles steering box. We first wish to set an impression of the car (22-EX) with standard steering. Will you therefore please fit low rating springs to the front of this car. Secondly we shall require an axle off 20-EX to be fitted so as to have ball bearing pivots.

Finally we should like the Marles steering fitted with a P.II pendulum lever 7.750 CTS {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} and a P.II steering wheel. We should like this arranged so that the pendulum lever centres are unaltered.

A special bracket will be required to fit this steering box in the frame. Also a substantial stay will be required from the steering column to the dash. A try out of this latter could be done on the bump chassis.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls}
  
  
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