Fault report summary detailing rear axle, engine, and bearing issues for 3½ and 4¼ Litre models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 12th March 1937 guessed | |
| - 13 - 3½ LITRE. 4¼ LITRE. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS. FAILURE OF REAR AXLE SHAFTS. December Quarter. C.G. 2 - 2) C.P. - - -) 2 Three Months. 2 - 2 2 THUMP IN ENGINE. December Quarter. C.G. - 2 2) C.P. - 5 5) 7 Due to collapsing of Hall's metal main bearings. Full report sent to Experimental Department. Three Months. - 7 7 7 EXCESSIVE WEAR OF MAIN BEARINGS. (APART FROM COLLAPSING.) December Quarter. C.G. 1 - 1) C.P. 3 - 3) 4 Three Months. 4 - 4 4 | ||
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).