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).
The use of ordinary engine oil in shock absorbers following unsuccessful tests with packings and pressings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\3\ Scan068 | |
| Date | 26th February 1926 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- We have done the best we know of with different packings and strengthened pressings but with no appreciable result. We are using ordinary engine oil in the shock absorbers,we think it is better to avoid any special oils if possible. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /W.A.Robotham. | ||