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).
Proposal to increase the strength of Bentley Cross Steering Tubes by changing their dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0161 | |
| Date | 8th January 1935 | |
| x248 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/HP.8.1.35. c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Bentley - Cross Steering Tubes. These tubes being usually bent when the front axle has been overstressed, we should like to increase the strength for future. We propose that the present tube 1.000" diameter x .064" thick should be replaced by one 1.125" dia. x .056" thick. The increase in strength is approximately 33% with no increase in weight. The ends will require slight modification where they fit into the tube. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||