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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).
Investigation into steering nibbles on car 12.B.V. after changing the tyres.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 98\5\  scan0239
Date  5th October 1940
  
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/ML.5.10.40.
re: 12.B.V.
Now that we have changed the tyres on this car :-
STEERING NIBBLES. Very irritating. Will you please check the car's steering tube poundage and if this is correct, investigate it to see if we can discover any other cause for the phenomenon.
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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