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).
Preferred combinations for steering system components and damping methods.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0158 | |
| Date | 1st April 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- you to pick out the best combination. I favour - Very small extra ) (a) Just irreversible worm when worn to complication and ) good bedding. cost. ) (b) Damping by ball ends and pendulum lever. (c) Slight spring return on steering column. (d) Correct geometry. (e) Increased lean of pivot 3º. I should like to avoid the necessity of - (X) Friction on steering column because it will not help damping. (Y) Hydraulic damper because of the cost and weight etc. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||