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).
Steering system design, comparing wheel types and pivot adjustments for optimal performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0069 | |
| Date | 24th January 1921 | |
| R R.{Sir Henry Royce} 235A (100 T) (S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 159. 11-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 Contd. -2- R1/G24.1.21. to use plain thrust washer in one or both front pivots, and if too reversible, plain thrusts in the steering column. Otherwise, we have all the good features it is possible to adopt with wire wheels, as far as we know. With disc wheels only, we might have central point with vertical pins, which would be more perfect because an out of balance tyre would not affect the steering, but I have never seriously felt any ill-effect from this cause. It is only necessary with our scheme, to lean the front pivots the correct amount, and be sure the back of the car is stable side-ways in both springs and tyres, to get the most perfect steering possible. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Stamped Text] 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY | ||