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).
Summary of complaints regarding vehicle springing and hydraulic dampers over a six-month period, including case details and resolutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 31th March 1937 guessed | |
| -E5- 53. SPRINGING TOTAL COMPLAINTS March quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 5 5 C.P. ------- Six months 5 5 54. (a) SPRINGING UNCOMFORTABLE (b) SPRINGING TOO FREE. March quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. ------- Six months 4 4 (a) B. 61.GP - 5000 Kms.- Suspension too hard Reduced load of front & rear dampers in position (b) B. 59.DK - Increased the load on front dampers to 120 lbs. and to 100 at rear. 55. TOTAL COMPLAINTS OF HYDRAULIC DAMPERS. March quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 6 6 C.P. ------- Six months 10 10 56. REAR HYDRAULIC SHOCK DAMPERS NOISY OR KNOCK. March quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. ------- Six months 8 8 B.244.GA - 16101 Kms.- n/s damper noisy. Fitted new bushes. B. 60.GA - (trials car) 43900 Kms.- Fitted new bushes to o/s damper. B.100.HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales} - 7905 Kms.- Fitted new bushes. B.130.EF - 37006 Kms.- Fitted new bushes to o/s damper. | ||