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).
Increase in the initial load for Ph.II shock dampers on Continental sprung cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\5\ Scan219 | |
| Date | 4th January 1935 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} c. to Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} c. to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} c. to Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 47520 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.18/KW.4.1.35. Ph.II Shock Damper Initial Loads. We recently experienced a case where a customer had driven his Continental car (70-BK{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}) from London to Paris with only 30 lbs. load on his dampers. Having tried the car under these conditions we are astonished that the customer could endure such a run. The trouble was due to loss of oil in the control system owing to a union being loose on a shock damper elbow. The car had previously been into Cricklewood on two occasions to overcome failures in the shock damper control system. In view of this unpleasant experience it will be necessary to raise the initial load to 80 lbs. front and rear for Continental sprung cars. We are issuing a Standardisation Sheet to cover this modification. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/I.A.Leslie. | ||