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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).
Bar chart tracking vehicle complaints for the Bentley 4¼ Litre model during 1938.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 131\2\  scan0267
Date  1st January 1938
  
CHART OF COMPLAINTS

BENTLEY
1938
JULY
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV
DEC
BRAKES
THUMP
RESET SWINGING ARM.
11
9
STEERING TROUBLES
NO OIL IN BOX 1
KNOCK IN SIDE STEERING TUBE 2
WANDERING, RESET CROSS & SIDE STEERING TUBE POUNDAGE 5
WANDERING, BALANCE FRONT WHEELS, CONTROLS RATTLE 3
NEW FELT FITTED 7
CHECKSPRING CLIPS 1
CHECK TRACK RODS 5
WANDERING 18
TOP RACE SLACK 3
SLACK PIVOTS 1
KNOCK SIDE S.T.T. 2
BALANCE WHEELS SLACK 3
IN FRAME 2
NEW FELT FITTED 10
32
LUBs
FRONT AXLE CONTROL RATTLE
6
PROP SHFT DAMPER SEIZED
NIL
DEPOT MOD. TO CROSS STEERING TUBE. CONTACTS GOOD RESULTS.
5
G.W.H. 5 (SHEET 2)
  
  


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