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).
Correct positioning of the steering wheel for the Goshawk II chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan262 | |
| Date | 23th March 1922 | |
| Typed Text: EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} /Thn8/H23.3.22. Re. STEERING WHEEL POSITION OF GOSHAWK II. We are particularly requested by Sales Department to see that the Steering Wheel on Goshawk chassis is in the correct position when the chassis leave the Works. The correct position is regarded as being such that the spokes are at an angle of 45° on each side when the contact pieces have bedded down etc., as shown in the sketch below. [Text next to diagram] ANGLE A SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES LESS THAN B ON A NEW CAR, THEN, AS THE VARIOUS PARTS BED DOWN THE WHEEL WILL TEND TO TAKE UP A POSITION IN WHICH THE ANGLES A & B ARE EQUAL. Handwritten Text: Top Left: EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C to S.S. toggle Top Center/Right: Warne Please FR F.R. (Stamped) X4064 Bottom: Will EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} check if the wheel on Goshawk II turns as load is added. a) what amount b) what direction By | ||