CARE OF SHOCK ABSORBERS
One part of a car that seldom gets the attention it needs is the shock absorber. If motorists would only realise that the shock absorbers of a modern car operate at from 100 to 600 strokes a minute and generate from 200 to 800 pounds pressure each stroke, they would appreciate the need for paying more attention to this important unit. Unless the shock absorbers are kept in proper order, car springs may break when the vehicle goes over a bump or hole in the road at speed. Also the springs, not being properly controlled, may go past the limit of their upward travel. If front shock absorbers are not working properly, wheel-wobble may result; particularly if one of the units is " dead "; while if a rear shock absorber is not in order, skidding is likely to occur. Safe driving at high speed is almost impossible unless the action of the springs is controlled effectively by the shock absorbers.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23335, 29 October 1937, Page 18
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163CARE OF SHOCK ABSORBERS Otago Daily Times, Issue 23335, 29 October 1937, Page 18
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