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).
Requesting modifications to the steering system for the 35-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0240 | |
| Date | 23th November 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X 35D Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}4/KW.23.11.35. Steering for 35-EX. Will you please modify the steering of the above car to incorporate the following parts. (1) 0.800" lead cam, L.H. with Timken bearings 0.005" crowning F.87835. (2) Roller follower to suit 0.800" lead with Timken bearings F.87756. (3) Rockershaft with increased torsional stiffness as instructed in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}19/KW.29.8.35. (4) Oil seal in rockershaft to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9. The rockershaft mentioned above is already made but it will require slight modification in order to incorporate Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9. The gear should be assembled with the normal amount of set up load on the bearings. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||