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).
Condition report for a vehicle's chassis, axles, suspension, and brake gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\4\ scan0285 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1935 guessed | |
| INDEX to condition of Chassis, Axles, Suspension, Brake Gear, etc. Frame & Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . Very good condition Steering Column & Box . . . . . . . . . . " " Dash-brackets & Footboards . . . . . . . . General condition good Spring Suspension Mechanism . . . . . . . . Good except for failure of O.S. main lever. Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good, apart from evidence of wedging on all needle roller tracks. Front Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General condition good. Front Brakes Inter. Shaft . . . . . . . . . Condition good except for indentation of needle roller bearings and damage due to stones. Front Brakes Equaliser Mech. . . . . . . . . - do - Rear Brake Equalising Mech. . . . . . . . . do - considerable out of balance Rear Brake Inter. Shaft . . . . . . . . . - do - Rear Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Condition very good Rear Springs & Fittings . . . . . . . . . General condition good Rear Shock Dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . Condition poor. Poor mechanical condition and heavy damage due to stones. Governor Dampener Control Unit . . . . . . . Condition Good. new drive fitted during tests Rear Stabiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heavy damage on Connecting Links due to stones. Otherwise in fair condition. (Handwritten note below 'Rear Stabiliser': wear in splined housings and bad bronze pads of connecting links in bad condition. Lubrication failure) Pressure Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Condition good. | ||