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).
Cause of steering wobbles, attributed to heavy tires and steering tube design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\4\ Scan147 | |
| Date | 15th June 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, N.W. TELEGRAMS: "SILVAGOST, CRICKLE LONDON." TELEPHONE: HAMPSTEAD 5966. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} ORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELEK Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Steering Wobbles, contd. -2- W. is fully aware of the difficulty with large Palmer tires and attribute the wobble to the heavy weight. It is for this reason they recommended the stronger spring in the new H series type side tube. Personally I think the bend in our side steering tube has much to do with the question, as it probably springs a little when called upon to steer the very heavy tires. The heavy charges are of course explained by the fact that everything was dismantled to get to the bottom of the trouble, and every part which had wear was renewed in the hope that a cure might be effected. Our test therefore was quite exhaustive. Of course Mr. Royce was not aware of all this when he wrote his memo. I attch the report Mr. Wormald sent me, prepared in conjunction by Messrs Chandler, Day and Bellringer, on a similar case with Mrs. Trimmer's car 2025E; and when I mention that also Sir E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Stern's car also gave similar trouble I think you will realize that we have not [Handwritten note] and for Prettyman Newman's This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||