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 C from a conference detailing proposed alterations for American Rolls-Royce cars regarding steering and suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\2\ Scan003 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1919 | |
| X.390-0 COPY. Report C. December 2nd. 1919. RE ALTERATIONS PROPOSED AS DESIRABLE ON AMERICAN ROLLS-ROYCE CARS. Afternoon conference held at 27 William Street, Saturday, November 20th 1919. Present : Mr. J.C. Royce. Mr. Caswell. Mr. Gardner. Mr. Olley. Mr. Nadin was present during the first part of the Conference when the points covered in Report B were dealt with. Later he had to leave. The Conference was unanimous on all the points raised. The points dealt with were as follows:- (1) Steering levers, G.565. require replacement by a stronger design. Several breakages have occurred on the road and numerous cars coming into the service station have the levers bent and twisted as though by a sudden road shock. We are replacing all these with new levers. (2) The steering levers on the front pivots on the new cars, have only about 1/16" clearance from the edge of the wire wheel hub. We anticipate that wear of the taper surface of the hub, or slack developing in the ball bearings will cause the hub to scrape on the steering lever. Suggest slight change of lever or of hub. (2a) (3) Increased clearance on the front springs is desirable. These frequently bump and customers have complained of this in several instances. It is not desirable presumably either to bend the front horns down, to put more camber in the front springs, or to reduce the quantity of rubber in the bumper. The rubber bumper however, at present takes up a good deal of room between the frame and the spring which, if clear, would permit perhaps 3/4" more spring movement. Could not a rubber block be fitted on the axle on the outside of the spring, projecting above it a minimum amount to insure the spring never touching the frame, and striking a plate bolted to the frame. Perhaps the spring camber might be increased a little also. About 1" more clearance seems desirable Sketch | ||