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).
Quarterly summary of servo and clutch system complaints with associated vehicle case details.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0016 | |
Date | 31th December 1936 guessed | |
-4- 13. SERVO THUMPS OR SQUEAKS. December quarter C.C. I I B.100.HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales} - 2263 kms.- Cleaned & rebedded liners to cure squeaking. Previous quarter C.C. 2 2 C.P. ------- Six months 3 ------- 14. SERVO INEFFICIENT December quarter C.C. 2 B. 66.EF - 27868 kms.- Liners in oily condition C.P. 2 4 Changed liners. B.131.DK - 32050 kms.- Ditto as above. Previous quarter C.C. I I B. 60YGA - 23065 kms.- Ditto as above. C.P. B.101.EJ - 26916 kms.- Ditto as above. owner paid 2/3 rds. of cost. ------- Six months 5 Usually due to presence of oil in liners sometimes very slight. ------- 15. TOTAL CLUTCH COMPLAINTS December quarter C.C. 6 6 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 4 5 -------- C.P. I ------- Six months II ------- 16. CLUTCH THRUST BEARING NOISY CLUTCH SQUEAK. December quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. I I -------- C.P. ------- Six months I ------- ES BFK R | ||