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).
Steering wobble tests on a Limousine, with an examination of the front axle and steering components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\4\ Scan166 | |
| Date | 28th October 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, N.W. TELEGRAMS: "SILVAGOST, CRICKLE LONDON." TELEPHONE: HAMPSTEAD 5966. Names and indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH M Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN N Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD re Steering Wobbles. (1886 - Sykes) Particulars of tests carried out. Tyres 6" "Palmer Cord" to fit 895 x 135 O/S Tyre Steel Studded - Condition very fair N/S " Ribbed tread - do do Type of Body - Limousine. On wood paved or smooth road at about 8 to 10 m.p.h. wobble can be brought on, but on releasing steering wheel stops almost immediately. It will however develop at times over a pothole in an otherwise smooth road. Passing over a pot hole road it develops itself and after releasing steering wheel the car travels a considerable distance before steering resumes its normal condition, but if the steering wheel is held, the car has to be stopped to overcome the violent oscillations of the front wheels. Examining front axle, steering gear, fittings and front springs, there was found to be excessive side play on front spring shackles, very slight play in steering worm and nut, cross steering tube joints slack and ball pins of same oval, old type side steering tube. Pivot axle pins and bushes and front wheel ball bearings have very little wear or slackness apparent. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||