THE SHOCK ABSORBERS
ADJUSTMENT FOR SUMMER
When a hydraulic shoes atisorber is in action oil (usually glycerine or a special fluid) is being continually forced through a small hole by a piston. This hole or opening is adjustable in size and a very small opening restricts the flow of the fluid and consequently checks the movement of the piston and so of the spring to which it is attached. The oil or glycerine in the shock absorber becomes thin and free flowing in the heat of summer, whereas in the winter it is sluggish and heavy. This means that in the summer tho action of the shock absorbers will be much freer, with the resulb that the car will pitch and roll. To overcome this the absorbers must bo adjusted. This is done by tightening tho nut which regulates the sizo of the opening in the shock absorber.
With friction-type shock absorbers it will be found that tho opposite applies. These should be loosened in hot weather, since the metal parts oxpand with the heat, and cause greater friction. Should friction-type shock absorbers squeak they should be taken apart and washed hi kerosene or benzine.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 124, 21 November 1931, Page 17
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195THE SHOCK ABSORBERS Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 124, 21 November 1931, Page 17
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