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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).
Balancing Rudge-Whitworth wheels, citing unequally spaced securing bolts as the issue.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 4\3\  03-page20
Date  30th July 1912 guessed
  
equidistant securing -bolts-. I never found it necessary to balance them, the reason was that I have four of your cars are with the Rudge-Whitworth wheels & I must get them balanced.
In the first place, if you will look at the Rudge-Whitworth - you will see there are 5 securing bolts - unequally spaced (at least all mine are) & this is the trouble.
It's no use me saying anymore because as soon as you see the wheels, if they are like mine, you
  
  


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