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).
Internal memorandum concerning a car with a steering wobble issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\4\ Scan119 | |
| Date | 9th February 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV.400. 19.1.14) E.P. 3828. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr26/L9214. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Steering Wobbles. X.457 A Mr. ADAMS Ba 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 Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Dx Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F FRIESSE G Mr. GNAPP 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 K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mcr 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} RD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}, 9-2-14. Mr Harkness informs us that he demonstrated to Mr Haldenby on Friday the 6th that they had a car in the Repair Dept. which had a bad steering wobble that could not be cured by simply correcting the alignment of the front pivots. We shall be glad if you will confirm. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Feby 10. 14. Mr Harkness showed me a car with wobbling steering. I do not know what condition the steering gear was in or what the tilt of the axle was. I saw the car for not more than 5 minutes and did not examine it, there being not enough time. The car had evidently been in for repair and was shown to me just before being sent away. The driver was waiting to take delivery while it was being shown to me. I should like to have a car for a little while which he could not cure of wobbles. He promised to let me have one as soon as possible. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||