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 lubrication of improved front shock damper connecting links after a 4000-mile test on an 8-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\2\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 21th July 1927 | |
| X8570 To B.Y. ) To D.A. ) FROM Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} absent. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/LG21.7.27. IMPROVED LUBRICATION OF FRONT SHOCK DAMPER CONNECTING LINKS TO SCH.F.76634. (235 Fitted to 8-EX car. We have examined the lubrication of these after 4000 miles and in our opinion it is satisfactory. These have been oiled at approximately every 1000 miles instead of 500 miles as instructed in the lubrication chart, due to the car being away during the test. The felt packing is well saturated with oil both top and bottom and the inside of the tubes contained a fair quantity of oil which has been fed through the small hole drilled for same. The outside of the inner tube shews that oil has drained down after passing the felt packing. The links have not been adjusted during this mileage. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||