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).
Scheme for fitting a 9.5' shortened pendulum lever to old type Phantom models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\1\ scan0018 | |
Date | 1st February 1928 | |
To B.Y. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} H8430 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/LG23. 2. 28. SHORTENED PENDULUM LEVER. X8430 F8430 We have now schemes for fitting the 9.5" pendulum lever on the standard and sports Phantom. We are very anxious to be able to fit this lever on old type Phantoms with the old type axle and 1.125 lead steerings to cure com- plaints and to save the expense incurred by fitting new worms. We wish, if possible, only to supply new pendulum levers and side steering tubes, not steering levers. As there is no question of the side steering tube fouling the steering levers on the old type axle, we should like to try a scheme using the existing steering levers with perhaps a new ball end raised a shade to improve the geometry. Even if the ball end were not raised at all we do not think the geometry appears to be too bad, worth testing experimentally anyhow. Will it be necessary to shorten the 1.125 nut to get full lock if we only allow side steering balls .200 movement? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||