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 report from June 1932 detailing customer and work's policy complaints about brakes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\3\ Scan474 | |
| Date | 1st June 1932 | |
| Customer's Complaint - C.C. Work's Policy - W.P. QUARTERLY COMPLAINTS - JUNE 1932. 20 HP. 25 HP. PH.I. PH.II. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS. TOTAL BRAKE COMPLAINTS. June Quarter. C.C. 13 60 11 81 165 } 237 W.P. 3 21 - 48 72 } Previous " C.C. 10 51 15 62 138 } 187 W.P. - 14 - 35 49 } Six months. 26 146 26 226 424 424 BRAKES SQUEAK - FRONT. June Quarter. C.C. 2 5 5 24 36 } 40 Pivoted type shoes are now standard W.P. - - - 4 4 } and also fitted in cases of repetition complaints. Depot Sheet No. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}224 deals with adjustment of these shoes. Previous " C.C. 2 7 6 24 39 } 41 W.P. - - - 2 2 } Six months. 4 12 11 54 81 81 BRAKES SQUEAK - REAR. June Quarter. C.C. 2 8 1 28 39 } 41 Pivoted type rear brake shoes for W.P. 1 - - 1 2 } Ph.II cars prior to N.2 series now available for serious complaints Previous " C.C. 2 2 6 15 25 } 25 W.P. - - - - - } Six months. 5 10 7 44 66 66 BRAKES SEIZE - FRONT. June Quarter. C.C. 1 6 - 4 11 } 63 Modification to 20/25 HP & PH.II W.P. - 12 - 40 52 } front brake shafts is now being carried out on all cars as they become available, as per Depot Sheet Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}216 and Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}223. Previous " C.C. - 10 - 6 16 } 52 W.P. - 5 - 31 36 } Six months. 1 33 - 81 115 115 | ||