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).
Faults concerning gear lever vibration, gearbox disengagement, transmission rattles, and rear wheel driver failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 31th March 1937 guessed | |
| -13- 45. GEAR LEVER VIBRATION March quarter C.C. 4 C.P. 2 6 Previous quarter C.C. 4 C.P. 2 6 Six months 12 12 B. 71.BL - 31170 Kms.- Modification as per D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 297. B. 1.CW - Ditto B. 6.BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} - Ditto B. 59.DX - Ditto B. 33.CW - Ditto B.130.EF - Ditto 46. GEAR BOX / DIFFICULTY IN DISENGAGING THE 3rd.GEAR March quarter C.C. 1 C.P. 1 Previous quarter C.C. 1 C.P. 1 Six months 2 2 B.100.HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales} - 7905 Kms.- Repetition complaint. Fitted a new gear box sent specially from Works which has cured the trouble. 47. TRANSMISSION RATTLES. March quarter C.C. 3 C.P. 3 SHAFT Previous quarter C.C. C.P. Six months 3 3 B. 8.GA - 30859 Kms.- Fitted a balanced propellor & frictional damper as per D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 326. B.169.GP - 3965 Kms Miles - Ditto as above. B.260.GA - 16496 Kms.- We are going to fit a balanced propellor shaft & frictional damper to this car in a few days time. 48. FAILURE OF REAR WHEEL DRIVERS March quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 2 C.P. 1 3 Six months 3 3 These parts require strengthening. | ||