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 of vehicle faults and their causes over a three-month period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0220 | |
| Date | 31th March 1935 guessed | |
| - 12 - STICKING THROTTLE. TOTAL. REMARKS. March Quarter. C.C. 8) C.P. 4) 12 Tight bearings in carburetter body. Three Months. 12 OIL LEAKS FROM REAR AXLE CASING. March Quarter. C.C. 3) C.P. 8) 11 The bolts round the axle tube flange are sometimes found loose. Three Months. 11 RATTLE FROM SHOCK DAMPER CONNECTIONS. March Quarter. C.C. 39) C.P. 3) 42 These are chiefly failure of lubrication to front axle anchorage. Depot Sheet No. 272. Three Months. 42 EXHAUST SYSTEM RATTLES. March Quarter. C.C. 16) C.P. 7) 23 Mainly tail pipe rattles due to loose brackets. Three Months. 23 DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. March Quarter. C.C. 31) C.P. -) 31 Noisy cables due to bends, or defective trips. Three Months. 31 | ||