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).
Production difficulties in obtaining a free steering due to issues with the .900 lead large diameter nut and worm.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\1\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 1st January 1928 | |
| 78430 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 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG13.1.28. .900 LEAD LARGE DIAMETER NUT. 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} | ||