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).
Note quoting T. B. Andre & Co. Ltd. regarding the intentional lateral play in Hydro Telecontrol Shock Absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\1\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 20th October 1933 | |
| BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} e. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Sft. {Mr Swift} c. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Les. e. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hd. {Mr Hayward / Mr Huddy} LES ROY {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /HW.1/GB.20.10.33. Kindly note, in respect of our order for one set of Hydro Telecontrol Shock Absorbers, expected here at any moment, Messrs. T. B. Andre & Co. Ltd. write as follows: - "We would point out that in these shock absorbers you will "notice a certain amount of lateral play, which is intentional, "allowing the friction surfacesto take up their correct "position: this play, of course, is not evident in service." -------- ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} [Signature] | ||