The specifications and setup for springs within a cross steering tube.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page229 | |
| Date | 1st May 1929 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From G.W.H. x7941 Hotel de France Chateauroux(French test region) Indre 77 1/5/29 CROSS STEERING TUBE The springs in the cross steering tube set out are 3.125" free length. They are compressed by the nut .1562" which leaves .084" to be compressed by the adjusting screw. These are screwed up choc-a-bloc then released .010" which makes the working length of the spring 2.8948" the compression of the spring being .2302". The load at the steering wheel with this compression is 7 lbs. Total spring set up - 2.894 from 3.125 = .231 G.W.H. [Signature] -POISSIERE- | ||
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).