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).
Complaints about brake squeaks and clutch issues for 3 1/2 and 4 1/4 litre models over two quarters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\4\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 1st December 1936 guessed | |
| - 3 - 8. BRAKES SQUEAK (FRONT). 3 1/2 LITRE. 4 1/4 LITRE. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS. December Quarter. C.C. 36 18 54) C.P. 2 - 2) 56 Re-bedding or re-lining shoes may reduce tendency to squeak, but we have no permanent cure. Requires further investigation. Previous Quarter. C.C. 61 - 61) C.P. 2 - 2) 63 Six Months. 101 18 119 119 [Handwritten]: Martindale 9. BRAKES SQUEAK. (REAR). December Quarter. C.C. 42 31 73) C.P. 4 - 4) 77 Previous Quarter. C.C. 89 - 89) C.P. 2 - 2) 91 Six Months. 137 31 168 168 [Handwritten]: Leslie Hawkins car with the new anti squeak liners now squeaks 10. BRAKES SQUEAK (HAND). December Quarter. C.C. 10 4 14) C.P. - - -) 14 Previous Quarter. C.C. 15 - 15) C.P. - - -) 15 Six Months. 25 4 29 29 CLUTCH FIERCE AND SLIPS. December Quarter. C.C. 59 23 82) C.P. 1 1 2) 84 3 1/2 LITRE. Mostly complaints of slipping. This clutch has not stood up to hard use. Previous Quarter. C.C. 65 22 87) C.P. 3 1 4) 91 4 1/4 LITRE. All complaints of fierceness or jagger. Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 326 instructs fitting of propeller shaft damper in cases of complaint of jagger. Six Months. 128 47 175 175 [Handwritten]: LL Smith How many complaints not cured by prop shaft damper? CRn | ||