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).
Instructions for fitting distance collars to spring loaded cross steering tubes on cars with old type front axles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\2\ scan0294 | |
| Date | 16th April 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- screw G.73958 then becomes .078", the usual adjusting washers G.75466 being employed for final setting. We recommend that such distance collars should be employed on all spring loaded cross steering tubes fitted to cars with old type front axles. During the conversion, the length of the tube will of course have to be arranged to give the correct 'toe in' with these collars before brazing. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||