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).
Letter to J. Lacoste & Co. inquiring about the design differences in a pair of Triou Shock Absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0057 | |
| Date | 26th August 1913 | |
| X709 X132 X235 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM3/L26813. August 26th. 1913. Messrs J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Lacoste & Co., 134, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. W.C. Dear Sirs, We have examined a pair of Triou Shock Absorbers on one of our cars and we find that on the near side one there are two holes in the piston closed with flat springs which relieve the pressure when the road springs are compressed, but on the off side one there are none at all, the result being that the off side shock absorber offers a considerable resistance to the compression of the springs as well as to the rebound. We shall be obliged if you will inform us whether these shock absorbers are correct, and if so, what is the reason for making one side different to the other. By no adjustment of the valve can we make these shock absorbers equal. Trusting that you will oblige us by giving | ||