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The production difficulties and unsatisfactory results in manufacturing a worm and nut for a free steering system.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\  Scan098
Date  13th January 1928
  
To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to BJ. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
c. to EY.

ORIGINAL

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG13.1.28.

.900 LEAD LARGE DIAMETER NUT. +S430

This item has not been forgotten. Our trouble so far is that we cannot obtain a free steering. We are experiencing the same trouble as we originally had with the .720 lead worm and nut. The difficulty is in producing the worm - every effort is being made to make these perfect but so far the results are not satisfactory.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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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