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).
The production difficulties and unsatisfactory results in manufacturing a worm and nut for a free steering system.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan098 | |
| Date | 13th January 1928 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to EY. ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG13.1.28. .900 LEAD LARGE DIAMETER NUT. +S430 This item has not been forgotten. Our trouble so far is that we cannot obtain a free steering. We are experiencing the same trouble as we originally had with the .720 lead worm and nut. The difficulty is in producing the worm - every effort is being made to make these perfect but so far the results are not satisfactory. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||