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).
The rigging of a front hydraulic steering damper.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\3\ Scan273 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rg.{Mr Rowledge} X235 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RmL/T2.10.26. HYDRAULIC STEERING DAMPER. We have rigged up a front hydraulic shock damper on the steering, as indicated in the sketch :- We find the loads equivalent to our friction loads which have shewn themselves satisfactory in France correspond to a range of from 20 to 40 lbs. on the ball end of the damper A.{Mr Adams} We have not yet made a thorough road test, but will report on it further. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||