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).
Report investigating potential faults, such as tyres and suspension, following a vehicle skid.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img050 | |
| Date | 4th May 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- some of the faults which are enumerated in this report of hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s have arisen. A burst tyre either front or back can be eliminated. There was nothing wrong with the tyres, which were examined immediately after Mr. Grylls skid and all tyres were good on the day following my accident. As regards rear shock absorbers, I found it necessary and desirable to take this up slightly after the first day I was with the car and actually took up the two front and one rear Hartford a quarter of a turn and the other rear Hartford about two-thirds of a turn as this was definitely freer than the other one. Following this the car rode admirably and we had no itimation of any sort from the way the car set on the springs, or from any peculiar move-ment of the car when in motion, that there was anything the matter with any of the springs. Altogether I consider the suspension and road holding qualities of the car, up to the point at which the skid occurred, excellent. As regards a broken side steering tube spring. This is a possibility and if it is so would appear to account completely for the divergence of opinion regarding the steer-ing of this car. In any case, this part is intact and so can be examined. CWB. | ||