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).
Fractured rear shock damper arm and questioning the necessity of heavy damper poundage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 23th July 1937 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (Chateauroux). 300a 32-EX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/7/JAB.15.7.37. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/R.23.7.37. With reference to your note stating that the internal arm fractured on the rear shock damper after 6,800 miles, we should like to know whether, in your opinion, such heavy damper poundage is necessary. We quite expect you to say the car does not hold the road sufficiently well with maximum damping, but on the other hand, what loss of control is there by cutting down the maximum governor poundage obtained by 25% ? Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||