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).
Possibility of dismounting the 'SS' steering column without removing the engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan231 | |
| Date | 21th April 1928 | |
| R.{Sir Henry Royce} from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X. 7430 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/M21.4.28. 'SS{S. Smith}' STEERING. N.sch.2570 With reference to R4/M16.4.28., we had considered that the steering column could be dismounted without removing the engine. This is the object of the tapering on the lower sides of the box. It was intended that the sheet metal bracket fitting to the frame should come from the box, and the clearance between the steering box and the web on the crankcase was just enough toenable the box to be pushed sideways so that it could begin to be turned round about an approx. vertical axis. We made a series of diagrams on the layout, and from this we came to the conclusion that this could be done. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||