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).
Experiment on the Phantom II steering gear using old type .940' lead steering gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\4\ Scan053 | |
| Date | 12th July 1933 | |
| X7430 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. for N Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/HP.12.7.33. Phantom 2 Steering. Herewith are N. Sch's 3762, 3763 and 3768, which show the old type .940" lead steering gear in the latest P.2. chassis, for experiment. N. Sch. 3762 shows the box in the frame and the column clearing the semi-expanding carburetter. It is intended that the hole in an existing frame through which the rocker shaft bearings pass, should be elongated the necessary small amount. N. Sch. 3763 shows the side steering tube required. N. Sch. 3768 shows the geometry of the steering. It is the intention that this experiment shall be tried in conjunction with the following experiments: (a) Friction in the steering column. To be tried to the existing scheme Lec.3094. Should the whole experiment be successful, this scheme would be modified to reduce it in bulk. (b) Additional friction in the pivots to N. Sch. 2296. (c) Existing friction in the cross steering tube ball ends. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||