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The effects of preloading the cam on a Marles steering system, resulting in heavy steering and poor self-centering.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\4\  scan0168
Date  6th February 1936
  
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To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to Hdy. {William Hardy}

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CWL.4/JH.6.2.36.

2A-C-IV.
Marles Steering with preloading on the Cam; 1½lbs.
on the Steering wheel.

The effect of this has been heavy steering with
very little improvement and the steering reaction. It
has made the steering less directional. It does not
self-centre so readily.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CWL.
  
  
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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