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).
Technical memorandum discussing remedies for issues with springing, steering, brakes, and engine oiling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\2\ Scan162 | |
| Date | 13th November 1929 | |
| -2- same lines. Incidentally the method of improving springing by altering the shock absorbers will alleviate the trouble. Servo Jaggers. We do not think that Cricklewood are making full use of the star spring provided to cure this trouble. If there are any cases where this is not a cure we should like to know of them. Springing Complaints. We are issuing a standardisation sheet for the rear spring lubrication on the lines of the Phantom II. This, coupled with the altered shock absorber loading that you are at present trying, seems to be a hopeful method of attacking these complaints from the results already obtained. Steering. We think that the seizing up of the spring loaded cross steering tube ball ends is the worst feature left on Phantom I steerings. We have sent you a depot sheet shewing a means of improvement. 20 HP. QUARTERLY COMPLAINTS. Brakes squeaking. These can be dealt with as on the 40/50. Engine overoiling In our experience oil consumption can be almost entirely controlled by the rings. We understand that honing the bores, however, is not an expensive job and is carried | ||