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).
Tests to reduce steering wheel shocks on the 6-EX car by adding weight to the rim.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0144 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1923 | |
| X4557 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG2.6.23. STEERING. X.4264. X.4557. 6-EX Car, you will remember, was fitted with a Goshawk type steering wheel. We proved on this car that we were getting small irritating shocks on the wheel and that the car in this respect was worse than the standard 40/50 HP. We carried out tests and proved that if we increased the inertia of the wheel by adding extra weight on to the rim, we do noticeably decrease the shocks on the steering wheel. This point should be taken into account when considering the use of the Dover type steering wheel. MADE AT CROXLEY Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||