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).
Summary report detailing various vehicle defects, including numbers and remarks, over quarterly and multi-month periods.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0082 | |
Date | 30th September 1936 guessed | |
- 11 - TOTAL. REMARKS. DEFECTIVE SPARKING PLUGS. September Quarter. C.C. 22) 22 KLG.850 type plug has now been standardised C.P. -) These are giving less trouble. Previous quarter. C.C. 28) 29 C.P. 1) Six Months. 51 BIG END FAILURES. September Quarter. C.C. 9) 13 Usually either No. 2 or No. 5 big end C.P. 4) after long fast run. Previous quarter. C.C. 2) 7 C.P. 5) Six Months. 20 KNOCK IN TRANSMISSION. September Quarter. C.C. 49) 50 Wear in wheel drivers or road wheel C.P. 1) splines. Previous quarter. C.C. 36) 36 C.P. -) Six Months. 86 WILMOT-BREEDEN BUMPER DEFECTS. September Quarter. C.C. 28) 28 Mostly rattle due to bob weights C.P. -) collapsing. Three Months. 28 | ||