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).
Specifying the set up loads for the steering gear bearings on the 35-EX model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0241 | |
| Date | 26th November 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X350 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}6/KW.26.11.35. Steering for 35-EX. Will you please put set up loads on the bearings of the above gear as follows - 1 lb. on rim of steering wheel due to cam bearings alone. 1¼ lbs. on rim of steering wheel due to cam bearings and rockershaft combined. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||