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).
Continued list of reported vehicle component faults and the number of occurrences.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\2\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1938 | |
| -5- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}29/W.3.3.38 Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} No. (11) REAR AXLE. (1) Failure of thrust bearing. 1. (2) Squeak from pinion housing. 1." (3) Oil leaks from nose piece, now felts fitted. 2.' (4) Slack wheel drivers. 1." 5. (12) SPEEDOMETER. (1) Trip faulty. II [handwritten] since [/handwritten] 4.I (2) Noisy cable. 2.I) [handwritten] Speedometer faulty III [/handwritten] 6. (13) CLOCKS. (1) Faulty. 1.II [handwritten] Fuse blown I [/handwritten] (14) RADIATOR. (1) Water leaks from seam of top tank. 3. (2) " " " " " filler cap joint. 1. 4. (15) PETROL PUMPS IN REAR OF BODY. (1) Due to slackness of vent pipe joint, and in some instances of the release pipe not being to the rear. 5.IIII [handwritten] filler cap washer not fitting [/handwritten] (16) FAULTY MELLOW TONE HORNS. Rattles from horn button. 5. [handwritten] Intermittent failure III [/handwritten] 2. 7. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||