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).
Causes and cures for steering wobble, referencing out-of-balance wheels and tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\4\ Scan039 | |
| Date | 15th August 1913 | |
| Mr Cox Show this to Mr. P.R. & all Sales officials. Ask works to let me know when they can inform me result of test - J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} 18/7 O P Y. A 18/7 COPY. X457 R3/P 15.8.13. Mr. Day. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} LHS{Lord Herbert Scott}% With reference to steering wobbles, as I have pointed out on many occasions, it is undesirable to run a high speed car with wheels out of balance, and as this is the only apparent reason for steering wobbles, they are very easily cured by removing this out of balance, which is so undesirable for many other reasons. It will be remembered that our cars are large and heavy ones, and it is desirable that the steering shall be easy as well as fairly rapid. In our cars, whichever way this is carried out, it will sure to result in the steering gear being rather more susceptible to out of balance wheels than in a small light car with less easy steering or with less quick steering. We cannot have everything. Personally I have been very little troubled with steering wobbles, never caring to run a car with bad tyres on the front wheels. It will be remembered that our steering is exceedingly good at high speed, and we find on test that other people who have good steering are also subject to steering wobbles. Mr. Cox's expression - "Not in any other cars" is quite wrong. In our new series, the introduction of wire wheels, for which we are adopting Dunlops, out of balance rims will be a thing of the past, and the only out of balance will be due to tyres. contd. | ||