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).
Steering stiffness on chassis B-10-MR, including customer feedback, test results, and requests for weaker springs and drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\5\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 9th November 1938 | |
| F.J.H. See me Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Bentley Motors (1931) 1245 Sr/VAI/AD/9.11.38. Ltd. Derby To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Re: Chassis No B-10-MR - Mr E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dubonnet Mr Dubonnet has informed us that he finds the steering on the above car reacts and is on the stiff side. We have tested the car, and we find that there are reactions from the steering, and the steering is also more heavy than on other cars of the same series, which we have tested. Can you supply us with weaker springs for the rear end of the side steering tube? We shall be glad if you will kindly arrange to have sent to us, as soon as possible, an arrangement drawing FB2753 of the side steering tube on which is indicated the correct assembly of the rear end of the tube, viz load on the ball end. We should also like to have an arrangement drawing of the steering column and box. FB33248. After removing the rear end of the side steering tube from the pendulum lever, we connected a spring balance to the periphery of the steering wheel, and we found that there is a pre-load in the steering column from 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs ( 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lbs pull to move the steering wheel) with roller in centre position in relation to the cam. Is this too high? VA. Vd. Strong Paper * Perch Strong P | ||