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Prevention of high-speed steering wobbles by balancing wheels and maintaining correct tyre pressure.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\4\  Scan307
Date  20th August 1925
  
X457

EU.
c.c. EU.
c. O.W.
c, Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

BY8/H. 20.8.25.

HIGH SPEED STEERING WOBBLES.
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Confirming our conversation on the telephone of this morning's date, I have discussed the question of high speed wobbles again with Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} , and it is agreed definitely that providing:-

a {Mr Adams} /- the steering wheels are balanced,

b/- the tyre pressures are not allowed to drop below 50 lbs, (aiming at say 55) there is absolutely no fear of high speed wobbles being set up.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} further points out that our experiments in France, on 50,000 miles running, definitely confirm this point.

BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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