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).
Steering complaint from Sir Henry Segrave for car 80-WJ, detailing findings of wheel imbalance and pivot lean.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\4\ Scan037 | |
| Date | 11th April 1930 | |
| COPY. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to Ds. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} X4462 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}3/W.11.4.30. X.7518 X.7810 X.401 X.4462 STEERING COMPLAINT - SIR HENRY SEGRAVE 80-WJ. On going over the steering on this car, which was complained of by Sir Henry Segrave, we find that the front wheel was 1 lb. out of balance and that the pivot lean was 3 1/2°. As we understand that you carefully tried the car with these tyres on and reported on them we should like to know whether you checked the wheels for balance, as an error of this magnitude is of course sufficient to completely spoil the steering. Sir Henry emphasises that the tyres had not been touched since the car reached him. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||