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).
Internal query and response regarding steering stiffness on trials cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\2\ Scan023 | |
| Date | 20th June 1913 | |
| R.R. 647 (100 M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore}) (L.L. 161. -7-5-13.) B. & H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 134. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 (GERRARD) TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address," REG., LONDON. Handwritten notes: 4963, 4587 Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cas Miss CASWELL Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX DeL Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT S Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Addressed to: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Typed Query: Can you offer any suggestion with a view to preventing the steering of our trials cars becoming extremely stiff after running 40 or 50 miles. The stiffness appears to go off during a night's rest, or immediately fresh lubrication is put into the box. Have you not found any means for preventing the lubrication getting away from the nut etc., in the steering box? Handwritten Response: Ny. Mr Northey's report is entirely in agreement with what we have found to occur & the nut & worm as mentioned by Mr Northey is the minor part of the trouble — lubrication of the pivots in all cases cures the stiffness, but this is not always the case when having lubricated the worm only. [Signature] [STAMP]: RECEIVED 20 JUN 1913 Footer: This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||