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).
Blueprint chart tracking component failures and complaints for the first half of 1939.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0059 | |
Date | 30th June 1939 guessed | |
1939 JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE REAR SILENCER BAFFLE LOOSE COMPLAINT RATTLES P 160 P 159 P 198 REAR AXLE OIL LEAKS AVERAGE MILEAGE JAN. 11000 FEB. 436 REAR AXLE NOISY DUE TO A - FAULTY THRUST RACE B - FAULTY ROLLER RACE C - THRUST RACE CAGE BROKEN D - BROKEN BALLS IN THRUST RACE E - NO PRE LOAD F - GEAR TEETH PICKED UP *G - NOSE BEARING EXTENSION FRACTURED BAR LABELS (NOISY): A E C A E G G P 160 W 292 W 288 E G G P 165 SLACK IN DIFF H F A C D W 324 REAR AXLE DRIVING SHAFT FAILURE W 330 W 335 REAR AXLE DRIVING DOG RATTLE * A - RATTLE CHANGED B - BROKEN C - LUBRICATED BAR LABELS (RATTLE): C A B W 297 C D D A ".005" ".003" A B GIP 4080 THRUST RACE NOW BEING FITTED I.E. IMPROVED CAGE INCREASED PRE.LOAD. DOUBLE ROLLER RACE BEING TRIED. GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 4 | ||