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).
Potential causes and solutions for steering issues like shocks, wobbles, and heavy steering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\3\ scan0296 | |
| Date | 27th February 1924 guessed | |
| contd:- -2- SEE ORIGINAL FOR SKETCH. I was rather expecting to hear further. I am assuming that previously we have had shocks to the steering wheel due to imperfect geometry, and that this last reason does not render our idea of the geometry question all wrong. SIDES OF POTHOLES, RUTS, & RAILS. __________________________________ Personally I have suggested that running to one side of a pothole, or the wheel being caught obliquely by a rut, or rail striking the side of the tyre in front of or behind the centre was the remaining cause. BUFFER SPRINGS. _______________ Also I thought the opposing buffer springs made steering more comfortable than the set-up buffer springs and that some buffer springs were necessary in the case of the most perfect steering we could devise. IRREVERSIBLE STEERING. _____________________ I have also suggested to make the steering the maximum degree of freedom possible, but there again we may be up against steering wobbles or heavy steering. I await further news and suggestions. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||