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 analysis of customer complaints regarding Bentley chassis brakes for March 1936.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\1\ scan0333 | |
| Date | 31th March 1936 | |
| QUARTERLY COMPLAINTS - BENTLEY CHASSIS - MARCH QUARTER 1936 Total Brake Complaints. March Quarter. C.C. 16 C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. 27 C.P. 1 Six months. 44 These are the total brake complaints. Below are the analyses of these complaints. 1. Brake judders at about 40 m.p.h. when brakes are flicked on. March Quarter. C.C. C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. C.P. Six Months. 2. Brakes inefficient when wet. March Quarter C.C. 2 C.P. Previous Quarter. C.C. C.P. Six months. 2 Modification "X". B.II6.BL) Fitted a set of water excluders. B. I9.DK) 3. Servo thumps. March Quarter C.C. C.P. Previous Quarter C.C. 1 C.P. Six months. 1 Adjusted the swinging arm of the servo to give more damping. | ||