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).
Examination report on the condition of a Marles Steering Gear after being stripped from a chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\2\ Scan128 | |
| Date | 2nd March 1933 | |
| Adamant 84094 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/LB. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/LB3/BE3.2.33. Re: Marles Steering Gear. The Marles Steering Gear off the Bumper Chassis has been stripped for examination, and its condition found to be as follows:- Steering Box Coupling flange cracked where pegged and shewing signs of breaking away at brazing. Half-Spherical Bearings One broken and remaining 3 cracked. Ball Bearings Worn on track and loose in housings. Bottom bearing loose on shaft. Remaining parts are in good condition. The wearing surfaces of the worm have been measured up, but it is not possible to estimate the amount of wear since no measurements were made prior to test. Table Data: Row A: .4415, .439, .439 Row B: .4393, .4394, .4398 Row C: .4395, .4395, .4398 Mating Piece measures .430" over sphericals. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/LB | ||