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 characteristics of side steering tube springs, specifically noting an incorrect load adjustment on the 33-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0265 | |
| Date | 9th January 1936 | |
| x350 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}12/JH.9.1.36. Side Steering Tube Springs. The attached diagram shows the characteristics of the side steering tubes of various cars. 33-EX differs from standard at the present time, not because it has special springs but because the set up load is incorrectly adjusted. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} F.J.H. | ||