Rigging a hydraulic steering damper, including a sketch and initial load findings.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\October1926-November1926\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1926 | |
| ORIGINAL To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to BJ. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rg. {Mr Rowledge} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/T2.10.26. X235 HYDRAULIC STEERING DAMPER. We have rigged up a front hydraulic shock damper on the steering, as indicated in the sketch :- We find the loads equivalent to our friction loads which have shewn themselves satisfactory in France correspond to a range of from 20 to 40 lbs. on the ball end of the damper A. {Mr Adams} We have not yet made a thorough road test, but will report on it further. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - 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).