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Report detailing a 'drumming' noise and vibration in a vehicle, likely related to the rear axle or bearings.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 89\3\  scan0054
Date  10th April 1934 guessed
  
noises than usual - it there seemed to be a slight drumming but I put it down to increased tyre noises noticed with hood up & windows down. On Thursday's run to Edinburgh, however, she ran perfectly - but drummed slightly - I had a good quiet run from Edinburgh here on Friday with one burst of speed on the deserted Glencoe Pass road which she did without any fuss whatsoever. However I thought at Invercauld which the drumming was rather worse & had her out with the floorboard up & my man is confident it is in the rear axle or bearings in front fit - the only other noticeable effect is a slight vibration distinctly felt in the gear lever
  
  
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).


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