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).
Index page outlining topics related to car steering performance and fundamentals.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\1\ img100 | |
| Date | 13th July 1926 guessed | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF CAR PERFORMANCE. S T E E R I N G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} I: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF MODERN CAR STEERING. a Desirable attributes. b Limiting factors. c Reversible and non-reversible steerings. II: TYPES OF STEERING GEAR. a Completely reversible. b Semi or partially reversible. c Miscellaneous. III: FUNDAMENTALS OF CONVENTIONAL STEERING LAYOUTS. a Centre-point steering. b Transversally raked pivots. c Vertical pivots. d Longitudinally raked pivots. e Self-centering. f Wheel camber. g Wheel gather or toe-in. h Heavy left-hand steering. IV: HIGH SPEED WOBBLES OR WHEEL OR WHEEL TRAMPING. a The nature of high speed wobbles. b Causes of high speed wobbles. c Basic alterations to prevent occurrence. d Preventatives or palliatives. V: LOW SPEED WOBBLES. a The nature of a low speed wobble. b Aggravating factors. c Preventatives. VI: THE EFFECT OF BRAKING ON STEERING. a Locking the front wheels. b Front axle control. VII: ROAD SHOCKS ON STEERING WHEEL. a Out of balanced wheels. b Balloon tyres. VIII: ROLLS-ROYCE STEERING. a Type of reduction gear. b Reversibility. c Over-all gear ratio. d Position for self-centering. e Position for road shocks. f Position for low speed wobbles. g Position for high speed wobbles. h Possibilities of lighter steering. | ||