Test report detailing issues with shock dampers, wheel fouling, gear changes, and a jammed throttle, page 2 of 2.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\2\ 02-page155 | |
| Date | 27th July 1935 | |
| -2- The poundage of the rear shock dampers we find to be aprox. 30 Lb either way. The rear wheels have fouled the well in the body considerably. The spring clips as pointed out to you shew signs of fouling still more the sub frame. On one occasion during the run to here it was impassible to change from the 2nd gear to the 3rd. The lever refused to go through the gate, it was quite some time before I was able to accomplish this. The change speed mechanism generally appears to have tightened up. The throttle repeatedly jammed full open. The cause being the undersheild not giving sufficient clearance to the accellerator pedal lever. We shall start on our 10,000 miles tomorrow, the 28th inst. G.W.H. [Handwritten top right]: 9 [Stamped vertically on left]: DISCUSSION COPY [Handwritten on left]: Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} /SS {S. Smith} 27/7/35 [Handwritten at bottom]: Hives to SS. {S. Smith} Seen JvE | ||
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).