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).
Solutions for a shock absorber filling and air release issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\2\ scan0224 | |
| Date | 27th April 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- and we will see if we cannot immediately alleviate the trouble by filling the shock absorber correctly. Naturally, if the shock absorber is incorrectly filled, larger replacing passages will produce an improvement, but we do not see why the damper cannot be correctly filled in the first place. With regard to the air release getting choked, We are inclined to agree that we may have to come to a filter at this point if the trouble is really acute. It is an added complication which we wish to avoid if possible. We have not heard of any cases occurring once the car is off test. We should be glad of any further information on this subject. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||