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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).
Responding to Mr. Royce's query about 'Steering Wobbles' on a customer's car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\4\  Scan146
Date  13th June 1914
  
(100h) (UU. 388. 13.6.14.) E.P. 6784.
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,
CRICKLEWOOD LANE,
LONDON, N.W.
TELEGRAMS:
"SILVAGOST, CRICKLE LONDON."
TELEPHONE:
HAMPSTEAD 5966.
Names and Indicating letter.
Initial of person addressed.
A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON
B Mr. BEREND
Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT
Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
C Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX
D Mr. DeLOOZE
Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY
E Mr. ELLIOTT
Eu EUROPE
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY
J Mr. JOHNSON
JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON's Secretary
BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON
K Mr. KILNER
Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH
Mer Mr. MERCER
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON
EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD
Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON
R Mr. ROYCE
RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} ORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY
V VIENNA
Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS
Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD
J.{Mr Johnson W.M.}
H1/CD22615. Steering Wobbles.
We are in receipt of Mr. Royce's memo on this matter and you ask for my remarks.
First of all, I note that my original memo on the steering of Mr. Whiteley's car has not been put before Mr. Royce. Only the customer's complaint as to the charge has reached him. Consequently Mr. Royce is not informed of the various tests tried with this car.
I attach copy of my original memo, which states that after making all the known adjustments we did certain other things, and finally sent out the car with a heavy forward lean of the pivots, which is entirely incorrect.
To this extent, therefore, we are able to agree that low speed wobbles may be cured by altering pivot lean. But this is not what Mr. Royce means.
Our memo to the works produced a recom-mendation that a new H series side steering tube be fitted with stronger spring, and one was prepared and sent to us.
We gather from a memo of Mr. Chandler's of the 11th February with reference to 2025E that
This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers.
  
  


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