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).
Chart detailing complaints for the Bentley 4 1/4 Litre model, specifically regarding clutch and brake issues, from July to December 1938.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\3\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 31th December 1938 guessed | |
| CHART OF COMPLAINTS 4 1/4 BENTLEY HEADERS: 1938, JULY, AUG, SEPT, OCT, NOV, DEC ROW: CLUTCH, JAGGER - JULY: Bar value: 5. Text: PLATE CHANGED 2, UNIT CHANGED 2, SPRING BROKEN 2, WORN OUT 2, 52000 MILES. - AUGUST: Text: RESET PROP SHAFT DAMPER 4, EASE SPLINE 4, W.O. 2. - SEPTEMBER: Text: EASE SPLINES 3, PLATE CHANGED 2, RELINED 3, WORN OUT 3, MILES 23126. - OCTOBER: Bar value: 7. Text: EASE SPLINES 2, 10X RESET 2, UNIT CHANGED 2, RELINED 2, WORN OUT 2, 17505. ROW: BRAKE, SQUEAK - JULY: Bar value: 28. Text: FIERCE 2, OILED UP 2, RELINE 6, BZ 7, CLEAN UP 7, & RESET AUX. SHOE 12. - AUGUST: Text: EXPT. LINERS LOOSE B.144LS 5, RELINE 5. - SEPTEMBER: Bar value: 24. Text: PULL 2, FIERCE 3, OILED UP 2, RELINE 4. - OCTOBER: Bar value: 12. Text: 23 FRONT RELINED 2, RELINED 2. - NOVEMBER: Bar value: 13. Text: ROUGH UP 9, RESET 9. - DECEMBER: Text: BZ LINING STILL SATISFACTORY. ROW: BRAKES INEFFICIENT, RELINE OR ROUGH UP SERVO - AUGUST: Bar value: 4. Text: RELINED SERVO. - SEPTEMBER: Bar value: 10. - OCTOBER: Bar value: 10. Additional bar: ROUGH UP 4. - NOVEMBER: Stacked bar values: 3, 4. ROW: BRAKE MECHANISM SQUEAK - JULY: Bar value: 2. Text: ACTUATING SHAFTS. - SEPTEMBER: Bar value: 3. - NOVEMBER: Bar value: 4. FOOTER: GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}4 (SHEET 2) TOP RIGHT CORNER: 4 | ||