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).
Revised design for side steering tube springs to increase movement and provide a double rating.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\July1926-September1926\ Scan095 | |
| Date | 1st September 1926 | |
| ORIGINAL TO ~~BY~~ FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to ~~BJ~~ HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/M3.9.26. SIDE STEERING TUBE. X8430 X8450 X7450 We send herewith N. scheme 2258. - revised 1500 lb. side steering tube springs, which have been done following HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/T23826., from which we understand that the original 1500 lb. springs are rather over-stressed at the maximum bump. Instead of greatly reducing the stress we have taken the opportunity to give you some more movement, and by proportioning the length of the springs we have been able to give you a double rating, as suggested in one part of HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s report on steering. Since this is a matter affecting production cars we think that it should be pushed forward experimentally as fast as possible. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||